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Some courthouses have a Native Court worker who can help Aboriginal people understand the court process, find a lawyer, and apply for legal aid. Aboriginal people who are convicted of an offence should ensure that their lawyer knows about their ancestry so they can tell the court before sentencing, normally, in the form of a ''Gladue Report''. Many communities have Aboriginal restorative justice programs. Native Court workers and lawyers should check if these programs can help their clients.
See publications ''[http://www.legalaid.bc.ca/publications/pub.php?pub=488 Your Gladue Rights]'' and ''[http://www.legalaid.bc.ca/publications/pub.php?pub=487 Gladue Rights at Bail and Sentencing]'' from the Legal Services Society for more information.
==How does family law apply to Aboriginal people?==
**[http://www.bloorstreet.com/200block/lawoff.htm Public information on Aboriginal law issues] by Toronto lawyer, Bill Henderson.
**[http://www.cle.bc.ca/PracticePoints/ABOR/Aboriginallaw.html Practice Points]—papers on several topics from the Continuing Legal Education Society of BC.
**[http://aboriginal.legalaid.bc.ca/ Aboriginal Legal Aid in BC website] –information and [http://www.aboriginal.legalaid.bc.ca/pubs/ publications] about the issues that are important to Aboriginal people from the Legal Services Society, and information about the help that legal aid and other groups can give.
*Confirm the status of individual First Nations in treaty negotiations with the [http://www.bctreaty.net/ BC Treaty Commission].
[updated February March 2015]
'''The above was last reviewed for accuracy by Laurie Charlesworth, Susan Willis and Anja Brown.'''