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2015/2016 Annual Report NESKANTAGA KOOCHECHING KEEWAYWIN ATTAWAPISKAT CONSTANCE LAKE FLYING POST BEAVERHOUSE MATACHEWAN TAYKWA TAGAMOU NATION NORTH SPIRIT LAKE MOOSE CREE WAHGOSHIG SANDY LAKE MOCREEBEC COUNCIL OF THE CREE NATION CHAPLEAU CREE MISSANABIE CREE EABAMETOONG WAWAKAPEWIN WEENUSK CAT LAKE PIKANGIKUM SLATE FALLS KASHECHEWAN DEER LAKE BRUNSWICK HOUSE MUSKRAT DAM AROLAND NIBINAMIK WHITEWATER LAKE LONG LAKE #58 MATTAGAMI HORNEPAYNE POPLAR HILL WEBEQUIE WUNNUMIN LAKE MACDOWELL LAKE GINOOGAMING MARTEN FALLS FORT ALBANY LAC SEUL KINGFISHER LAKE MISHKEEGOGAMANG BEARSKIN LAKE NORTH CARIBOU LAKE WAPEKEKA CHAPLEAU OJIBWE FORT SEVERN KASABONIKA LAKE SACHIGO LAKE NishnawbeNishnawbe--AskiAski LegalLegal ServicesServices CorporationCorporation Office Locations: Head Office Thunder Bay Office ᐅᔑᐱᐦᐃᑫᐎᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓇᑌᐠ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐎᑲᒥᐠ ᑕᐣᑐ ᐯᔾ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐎᑲᒥᐠ 109 Mission Road 86 S. Cumberland Street Fort William Reserve, ON P7J 1K7 Thunder Bay, ON P7B 2V3 Sioux Lookout Office Timmins Office ᐗᓂᓇᐗᑲᐠ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐎᑲᒥᐠ ᑎᒥᐣᐢ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐎᑲᒥᐠ P.O. Box 546 c/o NAN Eastern Office 37 Front Street 145 Wilson Avenue Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1A5 Timmins, ON P4N 2T2 Auditors: MNP LLP, Thunder Bay, ON 2015‐2016 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NISHNAWBE‐ASKI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION © 2016 Nishnawbe‐Aski Legal Services Corporaon Published by: Nishnawbe‐Aski Legal Services Corporaon 86 S. Cumberland Street Thunder Bay, ON P7B 2V3 Phone: (807) 622‐1413 Fax: (807) 622‐3024 Toll Free: 1‐800‐465‐5581 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nanlegal.on.ca Design & Producon by: Nishnawbe‐Aski Legal Services Corporaon Translaon by: Fred Jacob Printed by: Lowery’s Print & Graphics Thunder Bay, ON Table of Contents Corporate Information .................................................................................................................... 1 Board of Directors .......................................................................................................................... 1 Management .................................................................................................................................. 1 Board Chair ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Executive Director .......................................................................................................................... 3 Legal Aid Ontario ............................................................................................................................. 6 Public Legal Education ................................................................................................................. 10 Talking Together Program ............................................................................................................ 13 Restorative Justice & Victim Witness Liaison ............................................................................... 15 Financial Statements .................................................................................................................... 38 i About NALSC Nishnawbe‐Aski Legal Services Corporaon (NALSC) is a legal services office serving the Nishnawbe Aski Naon (NAN) communies in northern Ontario. NALSC was established in 1990 as a non‐profit organizaon to MISSION: address the shortcomings in the administraon of jusce within NAN. To deliver the programs and services in a culturally Nishnawbe‐Aski Legal Services has grown since 1990— working hard to develop a professional image and hiring qualified staff to carry out its appropriate manner mandate. Innovave and creave programs have made NALSC a leader sensive to the unique and, at mes, an example in alternaves to jusce programs. NALSC has values, customs and met with success in these areas. tradions of NAN Nishnawbe‐Aski Legal Services Corporaon is governed by a Board of communies. Directors. The Board of Directors provide overall direcon to ensure NALSC serves the needs of NAN community members, and that NALSC MANDATE: programs and services are delivered as mandated and in accordance with its mission. To promote creave community‐based jusce Board of Directors systems and to deliver on a wide range of law‐ Jim Beardy, Independent First Naons Alliance—Chair related services including Shawn Base, Wabun Tribal Council—Vice‐Chair legal, paralegal, public Celia Echum, Matawa First Naons Management—Secretary/Treasurer legal educaon, and law Frank McKay, Windigo Tribal Council reform services to the Simon Winnepetonga, Shibogama Tribal Council members of NAN. Ross Mamakeesic, Keewaynook Okimakanak Vacant, Mushkegowuk Tribal Council OUR VALUES & PRINCIPLES: Tom Wassaykeesic, Independent Bands Unity, Self Governance, Greg Koostachin—Elder NAN East and Sustainability Sarah Waboose—Elder NAN Central Abe Kakepetum—Elder NAN West Respect and Dignity Anna Bey Achneepineskum, Deputy Grand Chief—NAN Ex‐Officio Integrity and Honesty Sharing and Partnership Management Humility Celina Reitberger—Execuve Director Courage Mary Bird—LAO Area Director Compassion and Caring Vernon Morris—Restorave Jusce Manager, Youth Jusce Manager, Wisdom Youth Intervenon Manager Joyce Crawford—Restorave Jusce Manager, Youth Jusce Manager, Truth Youth Intervenon Manager, Vicm Witness Liaison Manager Carol Buswa—Talking Together Manager Marlene Sabourin—Financial Manager PAGE 1 NALSC ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 BOARD CHAIR Jim Beardy Greengs to all! Another year has gone by in such a short me, it seems. However, Nishnawbe‐Aski Legal Services Corporaon (NALSC) connues to develop and enhance legal support and services to the clients of Nishnawbe‐Aski territory. NALSC is also connuing to make progress on iniaves for change; focusing on expanded services to clients, renewing relaonships with service providers, and improving the management structure and systems. The last Canadian federal elecon was held on October, 2015. Since the sing of the new federal government of Canada, there is a sense of hope of a renewed working relaonship between the Government of Canada and Canada’s First Naons People to address long outstanding issues, including the aboriginal jusce system. It is my desire that more posive achievements come from this government that will benefit the First Naons people. Once again, the corporaon’s audit for this year is in a very good standing. My appreciaon and compliments go to the staff for their hard work coupled with the Board of Directors guidance through‐out the year in all financial maers. I believe the governing leadership will be sasfied with the outcome of the audit. A few highlights of the Corporaon to menon for this past year are: a new head office is now located at the Fort William First Naon Reserve. NALSC was able to secure an office space at 109 Mission Road. Finance and Talking Together departments are on reserve. The other staff will remain at the current office on Cumberland to serve clients beer. Just recently, a new board member for the Mushkekowug area communies has been added to NALSC Board of Directors. We welcome Theresa Spence. This represents the full complement of the Board. There is also the development of specialty courts. An Aboriginal Peoples Court in Thunder Bay – an aboriginal people’s court is designed by aboriginal people, and is holisc in nature. Mishkeegogamang Court ‐ NALSC is in full support of the Mishkeegogamang First Naon holding court in their community rather than clients travelling to Pickle Lake to aend court. Finally, I want to thank NALSC Board of Directors for their dedicated support and commitment. And also, in recognion of the communies NALSC serves, l would like to acknowledge the posive working relaonship we have with the First Naons and the Execuve Council of Nishnawbe‐Aski Naon. May the Creator richly bless Canada’s First Peoples. Jim Beardy NLSC Board Chair NALSC ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 PAGE 2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Celina Reitberger Booshoo: I am pleased to present the annual report for the period April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016 for Nishnawbe‐Aski Legal Services Corporaon. We are growing. As of this date we have 62 employees. We administered a budget of $5,140,770; an increase of half a million dollars over last year. In addion Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) funds Duty Counsel, Legal Aid Lawyers (a total of $1, 576,974) and the planes that fly into remote communies for court ($1,798,817) which amounts to a total of almost $9,000,000 towards the administraon of Jusce in NAN territory. Posive Changes: The change in government at the Federal level and the creaon of the Aboriginal Jusce Division at the Ministry of the Aorney General (MAG) are two developments that give us reason to hope that these will be some posive changes in the administraon of jusce. A prime example is the approval of and funding for two jusce iniaves; one in Sandy Lake and one for the Mushkegowuk Council by MAG, Assistant Deputy Aorney General (A.D.A.G.) Kimberly Murray. I assisted by draing both proposals. Now, Sandy Lake First Naon is hiring a Jusce Coordinator to oversee their tradional jusce model. An elder will also be hired. Hearings that deal with pre‐charge cases will now be fully funded. The Mushkegowuk Jusce Liaison posion was funded last year but there were delays in signing the transfer payment agreement. We secured some funds for a second NAN East Jusce Summit to brainstorm about the new posion and discuss Child Welfare and Vicm Services issues among other jusce maers. Now that funding is secured the posion will be filled. The Jusce Liaison will work with the courts to help solve problems as well as assist with diversions to Restorave
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