First Nations Awareness Week
Presents
Monday, March 29, 2004

DARYN R. LEAS - 1:30-3:30 LB 322
For the past nin e years, Daryn specia li zed hi s practice in the areas of con stituti o na l, en vironm e nta l,
empl oyment and admini strative law with a speciali zati on in F irst Natio n iss ues.
He has been lega l co un se l in the negotiatio n and impl ementation of severa l F irst Nation land c la im and
se lf-governm ent agreements in th e Yukon . In additi on , he has been invo lved in th e settlement of
spec ifi c c laims, the deve lopment of community constituti ons and the negotiation of reso urce transfer
agreem ents. He has also been th e c hi ef legal co un sel for the Co un c il of Yukon First Nations.
Daryn has represented F irst Nation s durin g th e ir treaty negotiation s in th e British Co lumbi a Treaty
Process and represented A bori gin al governments in th e Northwest Territories with respec t to constitutional development and land claim matters.
Daryn has been a member of the L aw Society of British Columbia since 1994 and bec ame a me mber of
the L aw Society of Yukon in 1995 . After completing a Bachelor of Arts (Politi cal Science) at th e
U ni versity of British Columbi a, he gradu ated from the Fac ulty of Law at th e U ni versity of Toronto in
1993. He arti cled with th e D epartment of Justice in Whiteh orse, Yukon , and clerked with th e Supreme
Co urt of th e Yukon.

JERRY ALFRED -12:00-1:00 LB 322
The son of a shaman , A lfred was designated a " Keeper of Songs" at birth. A lthough he spent hi s first
five years livin g a traditiona l Aborig in a l li fe and speakin g hi s native lang uage, he gained an understandin g of the modern world whi le attending res idential sc hoo ls in th e so uth ern Yukon. Blessed
with a stron g sin g in g voice, he sang throughout the Yukon with a school c hoir.
"Li stenin g to Etsi Shon, one can alm os t see the ri ver th at run s throu g h hi s (A lfred 's) vi ll age, th e
eeri e glimmer of th e northern li g hts, and th e slee k shape of the loon on the lake."
- The Georgia Straight (Vancouver)
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"Jerry Alfred is a hea ler. He would have beco me a s haman if he wasn't suc h a gift,
to uc h hasn ' t left him and he's into ma kin g music that heals .. . A lfred's mi ssion ,st
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ancient music into a modern contex t. Jn this he:s ably abe tted by M ed ici ne ~eat , t l _ , ; 6 ~ j
fo ur years ago when Jerry m ade th e tran s1t10n from trad 1t1 on a l drum s mger.
CA PILANO srnoENTS' ur,ioN
Canadian Federation ot Students-Local 5
- Lenn y Stoute. T I1e Toronto Star

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