Boutique law firm with focus on Aboriginal & Indigenous law and human rights law

21st century virtual office using state of the art technology, combined with brick and mortar

Aboriginal &
Indigenous Law

In your corner

Human Rights
Law

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“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall

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About Us

Howe Legal Professional Corporation was established in Saskatchewan in 2012 and has an office in central Regina. Howe Legal (ON) Professional Corporation was established in Ontario in 2023 and has a virtual office in Toronto, Harbourfront.

Our Team

Howe Legal offices are situated within the

Homeland of the Métis and Treaty 4 territory,

and Treaty 13 territory.

Artwork by Drew Atkins, Learn More

“The first principle of value that we need to rediscover is this: that all reality hinges on moral foundations. In other words, that this is a moral universe, and that there are moral laws of the universe just as abiding as the physical laws.”

– Martin Luther King Jr., “A Knock at Midnight”

The carving is made of yellow cedar and was completed in 2006, by Drew Atkins. Drew Atkins is a member of the Kwantlen First Nation and lives on the Kwantlen reserve on the Fraser River, British Columbia. The 2 salmon represent the need for balance in life: balance between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, balance between traditional and modern ways, and the balance found in the scales of justice. The Stó:lō people who live along the Fraser River call themselves the salmon people, or the people of the river. They honour the tenacity of the salmon which returns every year to feed the river people. One of the Stó:lō legends teaches that salmon are actually people who have died and been transformed as salmon whose task it is to return to take care of the people. Two salmon are said to be a symbol of good luck. The piece is a spindle whorl shape. Spindle whorls were like spinning wheels that the first people along the Fraser used to spin mountain goat fur into traditional blankets. The whorls were held in the lap, were usually about twelve inches in diameter, and a wooden peg fit through the hole while the yarn was wound around the peg. The Stó:lō were great weavers and the whorl to them represents the transformation of raw material into something more refined. This whorl represents the need for refinement in Aboriginal governance.  The circumference of the whorl is wrapped in cedar bark. Cedar bark is said to be given by the creator, so that the people will have everything they need. It was used for housing, transportation, clothing, and especially in ceremonial cleansing rituals. Cedar bark, when woven shows how people have to learn to use the cedar to make something strong. The woven cedar on the whorl represents the weaving of all of Canada's cultures so that together they make a strong fabric. 
The carving is made of yellow cedar and was completed in 2006, by Drew Atkins. Drew Atkins is a member of the Kwantlen First Nation and lives on the Kwantlen reserve on the Fraser River, British Columbia. The 2 salmon represent the need for balance in life: balance between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, balance between traditional and modern ways, and the balance found in the scales of justice. The Sto lo people who live along the Fraser River call themselves the salmon people, or the people of the river. They honour the tenacity of the salmon which returns every year to feed the river people. One of the Sto lo legends teaches that salmon are actually people who have died and been transformed as salmon whose task it is to return to take care of the people. Two salmon are said to be a symbol of good luck. The piece is a spindle whorl shape. Spindle whorls were like spinning wheels that the firs people along the Fraser used to spin mountain goat fur into traditional blankets. The whorls were held in the lap, were usually about twelve inches in Diameter, and a wooden peg fit through the hole while the yarn was wound around the peg. The Sto lo were great weavers and the whorl to them represents the transformation of raw material into something more refined. This whorl represents the need for refinement in Aboriginal governance. The circumference of the whorl is wrapped in cedar bark. Cedar bark is said to be given by X-als, the creator, so that the people will have everything they need. It was used for housing, transportation, clothing, and especially in ceremonial cleansing rituals. Cedar bark, when woven shows how people have to learn to use the cedar to make something strong. The woven cedar on the whorl represents the weaving of all of Canada's cultures so that together they make a strong fabric.