HOW IS PUBLIC LEGAL EDUCATION PROVIDED?

Some of the ways in which PLE is provided includes:

• Legal education workshops
• Clinic Days (sponsored by Legal Aid Ontario)
• School presentations
• Information booths and displays
• Newsletters
• Promotional materials (posters, maps, brochures)
• Circulation of legal education materials and other NALSC generated literature
• Cross-cultural workshops
• Public awareness of Aboriginal justice issues

WHO CAN ACCESS PLE SERVICES?

Our PLE services are available to:

• NAN community members
• NAN communities
• Band Councils and tribal councils from the NAN territory
• Schools
• Justice personnel

HOW CAN YOU ACCESS PLE SERVICES?

Community requests for any number of PLE services are usually handled by the Community Legal Workers (CLWs). The CLWs relay the requests back to the Public Legal Education & Communications Officer at the Thunder Bay office. All other requests may be directed to the Public Legal Education & Communications Officer by e-mail, mail, phone or fax.

SUMMARY OF POSSIBLE WORKSHOP TOPICS

We offer a wide range of information sessions on many topics. Some of the commonly requested topics include:

• Programs and services offered and delivered by NALSC
• Aboriginal and treaty rights and obligations
• Basic legal and procedural issues regarding the Euro-Canadian legal system
• Birth registrations
• Bullying
• Wills and estates
• Band by-laws
• Civil Law
• Criminal Law
• Family Law
• Contract Law
• Current changes in the law
• The Police
• Provincial offences
• Youth Criminal Justice Act

If you would like to see information on any other legal topic, we will do our best to accommodate your request.