Expertise & Services
Expertise
For nearly 20 years, Catriona Dooley has been working and volunteering in positions that involve advocacy, support and guidance for people who need it the most, especially Indigenous families and communities, including her own.
More specifically, Catriona has worked in the mainstream child and family services sector as a prevention worker, family support worker and social worker. After she began her legal education, she began to do work in this sector as legal counsel in this sector in child protection and family law, as well as some criminal law.
Catriona has now shifted from mainstream child and family services to a practice that is dedicated to restoring Indigenous laws and caring systems. She also continues to assist and educate family and communities in this sector and other legal areas through presentations, short-term contracts and other arrangements, because access to justice and legal education are important for anyone to know, especially for Indigenous people who are over-represented in many institutional systems.
Catriona is also a beadwork artist and has hosted beading teach-ins and other discussions around Indigenous legal issues while incorporating this traditional artform of her Ansininew family.
Services
Catriona Dooley currently carries out duties as legal counsel for clients, but also engages in educational and policy work related to her areas of expertise and has included:
developing policies & drafting presentations
providing personnel support for organizations
appearing as legal counsel in provincial court
assisting with inter-governmental negotiations
appearing in-person for educational events for students from kindergarten age to mature university level
providing victim support and referrals to trauma services
developing workshops for education on Indigenous issues, especially related to personal experiences of Ansininewuk
other services as required to support Indigenous members, families and communities
At this time, Catriona is limited in her availability but is always open to meeting with and developing new relationships with those who need assistance, or just general direction to navigate the legal system.
If you would like to get in touch, Catriona can be reached via email through the link below:
Disclaimer: Contact information shared does not constitute or develop a solicitor-client relationship — this can only be done through a formal meeting. All other information shared on this website is for information purposes only and is not legal advice.