NunatuKavut head Todd Russell says opening up law school seats for indigenous students may help change the system

Todd Russell, president of the NunatuKavut community council, attended an Indigenous Leaders Roundtable at the Sir Richard Squires Building in Corner Brook on Friday. At left is Christopher Sheppard, executive director of the St. John’s Native Friendship Centre. – Diane Crocker

Opening up the opportunity for indigenous students from this province to study law in Saskatchewan is a positive step, yet Todd Russell said there is much more work to be done in terms of changing the system.

Russell, who is the president of the NunatuKavut community council in Labrador, was in Corner Brook on Friday for an Indigenous Leaders Roundtable hosted by the provincial government at the Sir Richard Squires Building.

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