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Drew Lafond
Drew Lafond was raised in Treaty 6 territory on the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation reserve and is also of Secwepemc descent from the Simpcw First Nation in British Columbia.Drew is a partner with the law firm MLT Aikins LLP and leads the firm’s Indigenous Practice Area. He advises clients on matters related to economic development, gaming, housing, commercial leasing, corporate governance, structure and finance. Drew also assists Indigenous clients with asserting and exercising jurisdiction over core areas of governance, including land management, taxation, gaming and agriculture in Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Yukon.
He served as President of the Indigenous Bar Association in Canada, a national non-profit organization comprised of Indigenous lawyers, judges, law students, academics and paralegals from 2019 to 2025.