|
Naiomi est entièrement bilingue. Pour sa biographie en francais veuillez cliquez ici.
Naiomi Metallic has a B.A. (Combined Honours in English and Philosophy) from Dalhousie University (2002), a LL.B. from Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie (2005), and a civil law degree (LL.L.) from the University of Ottawa (2006). Hailing from Quebec's Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation, in 2006-2007 she was the first Mi’gmaq person to be a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada. She was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 2008.
Naiomi has a significant Aboriginal law practice as well as practices in human and constitutional rights, employment law, and other areas of civil litigation. She also practices in real estate, offering bilingual services to francophone clients. She frequently presents on Aboriginal legal issues to a variety of audiences and has published a number of articles in this area. She regularly guest lectures at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie and teaches a paper course on Aboriginal Peoples.
Naiomi is also actively involved in volunteer activities, including as a member of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund’s (LEAF) Law Program Committee, the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society's Racial Equity Committee, and as the Vice President Policy of the Liberal Party of Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission. Recently Naiomi has been involved in efforts to establish an urban Aboriginal network in HRM.
Naiomi and her husband, Allan, a professional chef, are the proud parents of three dogs: Zeke, Buddy and Ozzy.
Select Publications and Presentations
The Canadian Human Rights Act and First Nations Communities
(Journal of Aboriginal Management; February 2011)
[link: http://www.burchells.ca/articles/documents/NMCHRAArticle.pdf]
Repeal of Section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act – What You Need to Know
(Joint presentation with Sherri Helgason, Canadian Human Rights Commission, Aboriginal Financial Officers Association 2011 National Conference; February 2011)
[link: http://www.afoa.ca/conference/2011/english/Workshop_B.pdf]
Aboriginal Law and Equality Rights
(Paper presented at LEAF 2010 conference; October 2010)
[link: http://www.burchells.ca/documents/LEAF.pdf]
Introductory remarks on “Re-Imaging the Law Through Language and Culture: Aboriginal Law-Making” panel
Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice National Conference, Re-Imaging the Law: Legislative Drafting Redefined, September 13, 2010
[link: http://www.ciaj-icaj.ca/en/publications/papers-a-articles/legislative-drafting/368-re-imaging-the-law-legislative-drafting-redefined-2010?tmpl=component]
Why you should ask whether your client has Indian status
(CBA Wills, Estates and Trusts section newsletter; May 2010)
[link: http://www.cba.org/cba/newsletters-sections/2010/2010-05_wills.aspx#article3]
Reflections on Recommendation 12
(Society Record, Volume 24, No. 4, October 2009)
[link: http://www.burchells.ca/documents/NaiomiMetalicarticle.pdf]
The Law of Bilingual Interpretation
(Co-author with Justice Michel Bastarache, Regan Morris and Chris Essert; LexisNexis Canada Inc., 2008)
[link: http://www.lexisnexis.ca/bookstore/bookinfo.php?pid=1530]
|
