#3 Interview with Lawyer Sara Mainville

Sara Mainville (Partner, Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP) discusses what the duty to consult means from an Anishinaabe perspective. She explains how Indigenous Law relates to the duty to consult, treaty-making, and reconciliation. We also touch upon the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

 

Sara Mainville is a Partner at Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP and works with First Nations, not only as a lawyer, but as a negotiator and advisor. She was elected Chief of Couchiching First Nation in 2014.

 

References & Further Reading

• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, GA Res 61/295 (Annex), UN GAOR, 61st Sess, Supp No 49, Vol III, UN Doc A/61/49 (2008) 15.
• Sara Mainville, “Hunting Down a Lasting Relationship with Canada — Will UNDRIP Help?” (2020) 57:1 Osgoode Hall LJ 98, online: Journals at Osgoode Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3583&context=ohlj
• Haida Nation v British Columbia (Minister of Forests), 2004 SCC 73

 

Podcast Creators: Tesia Doblanko, Liz England, and Zachary Gee

      Student Researchers

Editing by: Richard Mailey, Research Associate and Mike Contos

Music by: Richard Mailey, Research Associate