Specific Claims: Process & Potential

Presenting Organization
National Aboriginal Lands Managers Association (NALMA)

Description 
This discussion will focus on the how and why of the Specific Claims process. Discover how the Specific Claims process works, and why your First Nation needs to be actively involved, submitting Claims as often as possible.

What Participants will Learn by Attending

• Participants will learn how and why their Nation should be participating in the Specific Claims process, and why they should not wait to do this

Presenter
John Burns, Donovan & Company

Presenter Biographies 
John has a Master’s degree in Canadian Aboriginal Law and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. John’s exclusively Aboriginal-side practice focuses on three main areas:1. Aboriginal rights and title2. Corporate Commercial3. Governance