Emma advises First Nations working to advance and protect Aboriginal rights and title, with a focus on lands and resources. She advises Indigenous communities grappling with the effects of historic, present and proposed resource extraction across BC, including major interprovincial oil pipelines, hydroelectric dams, mines, and natural gas extraction, pipeline transport and LNG export.
Emma represents First Nations in engagement with governments and proponents, and when necessary, in litigation. Through this work she has gained experience with federal, provincial and Indigenous led regulatory processes (including the first legally binding Indigenous-led environmental assessment in Canada), proponent and Crown negotiations, agreement implementation, and complex litigation. She has appeared before BC Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Specific Claims Tribunal and various regulatory bodies.
It has been her privilege to work collaboratively with Indigenous communities across BC. Some of her specific experience is listed under “Notable Experience”.
Outside of practice, Emma most enjoys time in wild places with loved ones.