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Port Hardy's Indigenous Justice Centre offers legal support grounded in First Nations law

Six Indigenous Justice Centres have opened across British Columbia, increasing the total to 15, as part of the BC First Nations Justice Strategy.
These centres aim to address intergenerational trauma linked to the colonial justice system and the over-representation of Indigenous Peoples in incarceration.
The centres provide free, culturally appropriate legal support and operate in collaboration with local First Nations.
The openings will be celebrated with speakers and ceremony at the Kamloops Indigenous Justice Centre on February 6.

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Port Hardy's Indigenous Justice Centre offers legal support grounded in First Nations law

New centre one of six across B.C. that directly address intergenerational trauma associated with the colonial justice system

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New Indigenous Justice Centre to open in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS — B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma will be in Kamloops on Thursday (Feb. 6) to mark the opening of a new Indigenous Justice Centre. The BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) says these centres, which are already operational in Merritt and Kelowna, are “a centrally important part of the BC First Nations Justice Strategy.” “The centres directly address intergenerational trauma associated with the colonial justice system, including th…

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