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Social Justice Warrior. Lawyer at Matthews Law. Anishinabe Kwe. Grew up on Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation.

Thunder Bay
Joined August 2019
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I gotta get out of Crim law. Looking at the dockets closely lately and approx. 80% of the accused are Indigenous. We are not bad people, I wasn’t born, looked around & plotted what kind of crime to commit. 1/2
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As an Indigenous female lawyer, the ignorance and racism that I am subjected to, within the Justice system is astounding. Even other lawyers have noticed it and have commented as well “sigh””
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Crown/Police use “Victim” for complainants. Victim definition: a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident. We can debate this.
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Honestly, somebody should have asked brian glenn “why don’t you wear a brain…do you own a brain”. #AnishinaabekwestandingwithUkraine #Zelensky
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Thunder Bay cop found not guilty of assault on Indigenous woman. You know if she wasn’t an Indigenous woman, it would likely be a different story 😡
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So, if I go to the US, can I get picked up by Ice and “deported” to Mexico?!?I am Indigenous. Is this a possibility. I somehow feel this would be a real possibility. What say you, 50/50 chance? 60/40!? It may not go well. I’m lippy, sassy & a lawyer.
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Why do I have to be careful with my words and actions in the Justice system, so that I don’t”make settlers uncomfortable. They make me uncomfortable with their uncomfortableness. If you know, you know.
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Soooo, if I go to the states and forget my ID or lose it, is their a chance that I will get deported? And where will I be deported too?!Where is the US deporting Native Americans too?!asking for a friend!
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I know I’m going back to Canada, but what if I accidentally get deported elsewhere…hmmmmaybe somewhere past the Gulf of Mexico 🤓
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US: Immigrants deporting immigrants. WTH.🤦‍♀️
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No one is illegal on stolen land.
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Someone is impersonating me and our law firm and doing civil law (I only do Criminal). I don’t know if I should be mad or honoured that I was chosen, lmao.
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There is usually this dynamic in a relationship: one who watches the finances, and is frugal and the other one, who is just having a great time. That’s me, I’m having a great time!that’s why I sometimes wonder when I get hit on…you don’t even know….its not even worth it 🤓
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Can someone throw me a bone here….how many hours can you bill, for youth, matter proceeding summarily. And how many hours can you bill indictable. I do know that whatever it is, it’s the same for youth and adults, when billing hourly.
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Happy Holidays to everyone!Hope y”all were able to spend it with loved ones.
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Heard in Court “if you don’t get out of here, I’ll make your glasses into contacts” 🤣 Does anyone else have any funnies they heard in court?!?
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Today, I am going to give my absolute best nothing.
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Got a rose from someone at the Tbay Crowns office. Made my day. Arnt you suppose to give roses to the Crown, lol, j.k. They also all msg”d me when my mom passed last year. I also like all the Crowns at our office. #BestCrownsoffice ❤️🤓
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Pretendians: please, just stop and let us catch our breath for a hot minute. They”re all over the place.
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