Difference between revisions of "Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People)"

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===Charged with a harvesting offence?===
===Charged with a harvesting offence?===


====You may have a defence based on your Indigenous rights====
You may have a defence based on your Indigenous rights. Speak to a lawyer to decide your best course of action
Speak to a lawyer to decide your best course of action


====If you cannot afford a lawyer====
If you cannot afford a lawyer:
* Legal Aid BC: Indigenous Harvesting rights cases may be covered (see page 5)
* Legal Aid BC: Indigenous Harvesting rights cases may be covered (see page 5)
* Indigenous Community Legal Clinic: 1-888-684-7874
* Indigenous Community Legal Clinic: 1-888-684-7874