Our Legal Connections

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BMAAAC appeared as an Intervener at the Supreme Court of Canada case in February 2023 regarding the applicability of the Charter to inherent right Indigenous governments:

DICKSON v. VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION (SCC No. 39856) (Intervener) Charter case

BMAAAC appeared as an intervener in a Federal Court decision in 2021 regarding the lawfulness of the federal Election Postponement Regulations:

BERTRAND v. ACHO DENE KOE FIRST NATION (Federal Court No. T-1274-20) (Intervener) Indigenous governance - First Nation election case

Since 2020, BMAAAC has helped Band members from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and NWT in the following judicial proceedings:

ROBERT LOUIE JR v. LOWER KOOTENAY INDIAN BAND (Federal Court No. T-441-24)

Indigenous governance - Financial Administration Law. 

MARIAH BIGSKY v. MUSKOWEKWAN FIRST NATION, AS REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF AND COUNCILLORS (Federal Court No. T-2757-23) 

Saskatchewan. Indigenous governance - Band Council fiduciary duty, compensation monies, and per capita distribution.

CHIEF ROMEO THOMAS et.al v. THE COUNCIL OF THE PELICAN LAKE FIRST NATION (Federal Court No. T-2964-25) 

indigenous governance - Leadership dispute, Wrongful removal from council. 

MARLON HORSE et.al v. THUNDERCHILD FIRST NATION AS REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF AND COUNCILLORS (Federal Court No. T-1044-24)

Indigenous governance - Compensation monies, and per capita distribution.

MARLON HORSE et.al v. THUNDERCHILD FIRST NATION AS REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF AND COUNCILLORS (Federal Court No. T-819-24)

Indigenous finances - First Nation Financial Transparency Act. 

KEVIN MORIN et.al v. PETER BALLLANTYNE CREE NATION (Federal Court)

Indigenous finances - Financial Administration Law - First Nation Financial Transparency Act. 

DOUGLAS HEIL et.al v. CALDWELL FIRST NATION (Federal Court No. T-3582-24)

Indigenous governance - Wrongful eviction. 

CROOKEDNECK v. (Former Chief) CROOKEDNECK et. al. (Sask QB No. 425) Saskatchewan. Indigenous finances – Band Council fiduciary duty case

GEORGE PEEQUAQUAT and JOHN PEEACE v. YELLOW QUILL FIRST NATION, as 

represented by its Chief and Council (Federal Court No. T-3326-24) 

Indigenous governance - Financial Administration Law.  

RICHARD SHANKS v. SALT RIVER FIRST NATION #195 (Federal Court No. T-95-22) NWT. Indigenous governance – Charter and per capita distribution and equality case

ALVIN ARCAND v. MUSKEG LAKE CREE NATION (Federal Court No. T-1339-21) Saskatchewan. Indigenous governance – First Nation election case

KAREN MCCARTHY et al v. WHITEFISH LAKE FIRST NATION #128 et al (Federal Court No. T-800-21) Alberta. Indigenous governance – Charter and band member equality case

MARNIE SELLARS v. XATSULL FIRST NATION (SODA CREEK INDIAN BAND) (Federal Court No. T-1318-20) BC.Indigenous governance – First Nation election case

CALVIN GARNER v. UNION BAR FIRST NATION et al (Federal Court No. T-518-21) BC. Indigenous governance – Charter and band member equality case

CHEYNE CRIER-JAMERSON v. SAMSON CREE NATION (Federal Court No. T-991-20) Alberta. Indigenous governance – First Nation election case

LISA CROOKEDNECK et al. v. MINISTIKWAN LAKE CREE NATION (Federal Court No. T-367-21) Saskatchewan. Indigenous governance – First Nation election case

BRYAN CROOKEDNECK v. MINISTIKWAN LAKE CREE NATION (Federal Court No. T-1283-20) Saskatchewan. Indigenous governance – Rights of Band Councillors’ case

LEON CROOKEDNECK v. MINISTIKWAN LAKE CREE NATION (Federal Court No. T-1282-20) Saskatchewan. Indigenous governance – Rights of Band Councillors’ case 

WANDA CROOKEDNECK v. MINISTIKWAN LAKE CREE NATION (Federal Court No. T-1281-20) Saskatchewan. Indigenous governance – Rights of Band Councillors’ case

PHILICIA CLAY et al. v MOSQUITO-GRIZZLY BEAR'S HEAD-LEAN MAN FIRST NATIONS (Federal Court No. T-412-21) Saskatchewan. Indigenous governance – First Nation election case

VERNETTA CAMPEAU v. MUSKOWEKWAN FIRST NATION BAND COUNCIL (Federal Court No. T-601-21) Saskatchewan. Indigenous governance – First Nation election case

ALLAN DUCKWORTH et al v. CALDWELL FIRST NATION et al (Federal Court No. T-714-21) Ontario. Indigenous governance – First Nation election case

NORMA JOHNSTONE v. MISTAWASIS NEHIYAWAK et al (Federal Court No. T-749-21) Saskatchewan. Indigenous governance – First Nation election case

MURIEL LABELLE v. CHINIKI FIRST NATION (Federal Court No. T-678-21) Alberta. Indigenous governance – First Nation election case

KAREN OGEN v. WET'SUWET'EN FIRST NATION (Federal Court No. 21-T-10) BC. Indigenous governance – Rights of Band Councillors’ case

RODERICK WIGWAS et al v. GULL BAY FIRST NATION (Federal Court No.T-553-21) Ontario Indigenous governance – First Nation election case