Right now, BMAAAC along with the national law firms of McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are helping lay the groundwork to help Band Members that are at odds with chief and council on two separate issues at:
- Lower Kootenay Indian Band (BC)
Right now, BMAAAC along with the international law firm of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP are laying the groundwork to help Band Members that are at odds with chief and council in the following First Nation communities:
- Buffalo Point First Nation (Manitoba)
- Muskowekwan First Nation (Saskatchewan)
- T’suut’ina First Nation (Alberta)
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:
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
