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Jeff Langlois, Associate, JFK Law Corporation

Jeff Langlois' practice involves a broad range of litigation matters, including corporate and commercial disputes, aboriginal and treaty rights claims, complex real estate and leasing issues, as well as insolvency and restructuring matters.

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Cree students at their desks with their teacher in a classroom, All Saints Indian Residential School, Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan, March 1945

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Indian Residential Schools Legacy - Learn More, Read More

It is important for those who did not attend an Indian residential school to remember that the legacy of those dark halls did not end with Prime...

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YouTube screenshot of comedian Rick Mercer talking about the Indian Act

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Rick Mercer and the Indian Act

There has been a lot of discussion of late on whether or not the Prime Minister of Canada is going to revamp the Indian Act. All the discussion...

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covered wagon

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Indian Giver - Don’t Make the Same Mistake as Matt Lauer

Earlier this year, I wrote about Kevin O’Leary, a business commentator and co-host of The Lang & O’Leary Exchange, unwisely using the term “Indian...

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gift with ribbon

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Gift Giving - How to Know if It Is Appropriate And/or Expected?

I was delivering onsite training for a really important client the other day and at the end of the day the client stood me up in front of the class...

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Bentwood box by Kwakwaka’wakw artist Bruce Alfred. Photo: A.Davey, Flickr

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A Brief History of the Haida Bentwood Box

Haida Bentwood boxes were made in many different sizes in the old days, with various types of wood being used depending on the purpose of the box but...

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different leaves

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Differentiation: Indigenous Peoples and Non-Indigenous Peoples

Many non-Indigenous people believe that Indigenous Peoples, under the Indian Act receive “special treatment” and unfair advantages. More...

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woman and chief standing in front of reserve house

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Indian Act and Women's Status Discrimination via Bill C31 and Bill C3

Indian Act policies subjected generations of Aboriginal women and their children to a legacy of discrimination when it was first enacted in 1876 and...

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Chiefs in BC nation, 1910.

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First Nation Chiefs' Traditional or Elected Roles and Responsibilities

The role and responsibilities of First Nation Chiefs, traditional or elected, are not easily defined and are not synonymous across Canada due to the...

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cedar

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Indigenous Sacred Plants: Red Cedar

Sacred Red Cedar, along with sweetgrass, sage and tobacco, is one of the Indigenous sacred plants used by Indigenous and Métis Peoples (cedar does...

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