Lawyers practicing in Yukon will soon be required to learn about Indigenous history, culture and laws.
The Law Society of Yukon, the regulatory body for the territory’s lawyers, says it will develop Indigenous cultural competency training which will be mandatory for all of the society’s members.
“Cultural competency training is part of being a competent lawyer in the Yukon,” said Meagan Lang, president of the society.
“And as a law society, one of our roles is to ensure that everyone who practices in the Yukon is competent, and that includes creating rules about what standards of competency are required.”
The initiative was recommended by the society’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) advisory committee, in response
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