Category: Indigenous Rights

On October 28, Andrew Koeman and Lynsey Mincher of Mincher Koeman were sworn in as the first by-law prosecutors for Siksika First Nation in Alberta. This arrangement, in which the firm will enforce the First Nation’s by-laws in provincial court, represents the creation of the first Indigenous By-Law Prosecutor’s Office in Canada. By-Law Prosecutor’s Office… Continue reading Mincher Koeman Sworn in as By-Law Prosecutor for Siksika Nation

We have written previously about the various injustices and roadblocks faced by Alberta’s various First Nations communities in our provincial court system, as it applies to child intervention and guardianship matters, as well as our work with these communities, such as the Káínawa Blood Tribe, which we successfully represented in the Blood Tribe’s application to… Continue reading Alberta Provincial Court Announces Indigenous Justice Strategy to Coincide with Day for Truth & Reconciliation

Last week, we wrote about a child guardianship case in which Mincher Koeman is representing an intervenor First Nation, the Káínawa Blood Tribe, in an attempt to prevent the granting of permanent guardianship over a young boy born to a member of the Tribe to the applicant Caucasian caregiver. The Blood Tribe’s stance is that… Continue reading First Nations Seeking to End Practice of Private Guardianship