Author Biographies

• Author: Frederica Wilson; Melanie Mallet
• Pages: 475-479

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Author Biographies

Richard Asselin ha s worked in various roles in t he human services sec-

tor in Manitoba for more than twenty-ve years. ese roles include pro-

gram evaluation, early childhood programming, disability inclusion, and

service integr ation/case management. Since , As selin has served as

a leader within the policy and i mplementation team that rest ructured

and devolved child welfare services to First Nations and Métis control.

Catherine Bell, B.A., LL.B., LL.M. Catherine Bell is a professor of Law at

the University of Alberta , teaching in the areas of propert y law, Aborig-

inal lega l issues, and a lternative dispute resolution. She is the author of

numerous art icles and book chapters principally focused on Métis and

First Nations constitutional rights.

Charlotte A. Bell, B.A., LL.B., Q.C. Charlotte Bell is general counsel in the

Aboriginal A airs Portfolio of the federal Depar tment of Justice. She has

served as lead counsel to the Nisga’a Treaty Litigation team and on other

complex cases involving Aboriginal rig hts and duciary responsibilities.

e Honourable Harvey Bostrum, B.A. (Hons.). Harvey Bostrum has

served as the deputy minister of Aboriginal and Nort hern Aairs in

Manitoba since . Before that appointment, he was executive director

of t he Aboriginal Aairs Secretariat in the Department of Aboriginal

and Northern Aairs i n that province.