Our Legal Connections

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Right now, BMAAAC along with the national law firms of McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are in court to help Band Members that are at odds with chief and council regarding an Election and Financial Administration Law at:

• Lower Kootenay Indian Band (BC)

Right now, BMAAAC along with the international law firm of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP are in court to help Band Members that are at odds with chief and council regarding compensation settlement money (eg, cows & plows) in the following First Nation communities:

• Muskowekwan First Nation (Saskatchewan)
• Thunderchild First Nation (Saskatchewan)

Right now, BMAAAC along with international law firm of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP are preparing to go to court to help Band Members that are at odds with chief and council regarding the Financial Administration Law at:

• Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Saskatchewan)

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:

MARIAH BIGSKY et. al. 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.

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

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