User:Geo Swan/Naomi Sayers
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Naomi Sayers is a First Nations lawyer, and adjunct professor of law.[1] Sayers was born and raised in the Garden River First Nation.[2]
Early in her legal career Sayers worked for Ontario Hydro, but she is now a sole practioner, known for taking cases related to human rights.[2]
Sayers had worked with the Law Society of Canada understand the needs of indigenous women, through leading workshops.[1]
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Anita Balakrishnan (2019-06-11). "Seminar helps lawyers work with victims of trauma after MMIWG report". Law Times News. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
It is important to ask clients where they stand on issues like the term "sex work," says Sayers, who recently launched her own firm. Sayers says she first noted the lack of trauma-informed advocacy when she was on the other side of the table as a client of a lawyer.
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James Hopkin (2020-02-07). "Indigenous lawyer comes home to launch law practice in Algoma District". Soo Today. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
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