Caitlin Tolley is legal counsel at the Indigenous Justice Division of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney-General. She is Algonquin from Kitigan Zibi, where she was previously elected to chief and council, and has worked in the office of Murray Sinclair while he served in the Senate.I was born and raised in Kitigan Zibi, which is an Algonquin First Nation reserve located in the southwest region of Quebec.
I attended CEGEP for two years and completed my Quebec college diploma. It was during this time that I decided that I wanted to begin working and preparing myself to pursue a law degree. I knew that pursuing a law degree would enable me to develop and hone my advocacy skills, while at the same time learning to navigate the Canadian legal system to support Indigenous rights and interests.I currently work as Legal Counsel with the Indigenous Justice Division, part of the Ministry of the Attorney-General, Ontario.
What are some of the challenges, or more importantly, opportunities that you have noticed as an Indigenous woman in the legal profession? Another area to keep an eye on is how the legal landscape will evolve when it comes to the application of and creating space for Indigenous law. When I use the term Indigenous law, I am speaking of laws that were created by sovereign First Nations which are based upon their own legal traditions, practices, customs and beliefs.
What would be your advice to an Indigenous youth reading this column who may want to become a lawyer one day?
Maybe it's not well known that the amount of money made by lawyers and lobbyists working for First Nations is a staggering large sum. The lawyering portion rarely sees a court.
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