At issue now, what’s being argued at appeal, is whether Haudenosaunee laws should trump Ontario family law in disputes involving Indigenous families when consensus can’t be reached. And the Confederacy will not (intervene) because Ms. Beaver wants to use Ontario law. “Section 35 does not deprive Indigenous people of all the rights and benefits of the law. She’s seeking $85,700 in interim monthly spousal support and $33,183 a month (based on child support guidelines) for their son, retroactive to their 2013 separation. The latest pleading, however, goes into much broader cultural and traditional context underpinning the responsibilities of a Haudenosaunee father towards a Haudenosaunee child.

Source: thestar September 11, 2018 23:26 UTC