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A Wiikwemkoong elder is being recognized for her commitment to strengthen justice for Indigenous people in Ontario alongside 11 other knowledge keepers who sit on the province’s Elders’ Council.
The council, which was established using Indigenous methodologies in 2016, was created to support the work of the Indigenous Justice Division of the Attorney General’s office and to reclaim Indigenous legal systems.
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On Friday, the Law Foundation of Ontario announced that the Elders’ Council is the 2020 recipient of the Guthrie Award, the foundation’s signature award to recognize exceptional justice champions. ....

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