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About a dozen law professionals from across Alberta, the NWT and Nunavut gathered in the atrium of the NWT legislative assembly in Yellowknife for the release of the handbook, which is part of the LSN\u2019s larger \u201cAccess to Justice\u201d initiative. 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The \u201cAccess to Justice for Family Violence Yellowknife Resource Handbook,\u201d created by the Law Society of Nunavut (LSN), was unveiled on June 11. About a dozen law professionals from across Alberta, the NWT and Nunavut gathered in the atrium of the NWT legislative assembly in Yellowknife for the release of the handbook, which is part of the LSN\u2019s larger \u201cAccess to Justice\u201d initiative. The handbook itself is a three-fold pamphlet which lists contacts and information on organizations that provide legal, health community, basic needs, and family assistance. \u201cToday we honour, love and remember those who have left us and those who are still here with us,\u201d said... <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\"><div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\"><div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription - Corporate, Print Subscription Only, Canada Print and Online, and USA Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2026%2F06%2F19%2Fnunavut-law-society-unveils-resource-handbook-for-nunavummiut-in-yellowknife%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":101363,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","category-ticker","pmpro-level-required","pmpro-level-3","pmpro-level-2","pmpro-level-5","pmpro-level-4","pmpro-level-6","pmpro-level-7","pmpro-level-8","pmpro-no-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nunavut Law Society unveils resource handbook for Nunavummiut in Yellowknife - The Turtle Island News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/nunavut-law-society-unveils-resource-handbook-for-nunavummiut-in-yellowknife\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nunavut Law Society unveils resource handbook for Nunavummiut in Yellowknife - The Turtle Island News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Dylan Follett, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yellowknifer There\u2019s a new resource handbook for Nunavummiut trying to access support resources while in Yellowknife. 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