Marion R. Buller CM, is a First Nations jurist in British Columbia and current chancellor of the University of Victoria.[1] Buller served as the Chief Commissioner for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls from 2016 to 2019.[2][3][4]
A member of the Mistawasis First Nation,[3][5][4] she was the first First Nations woman to be appointed to the Provincial Court of British Columbia in 1994,[2][6][5][4] and presided in courts throughout B.C.[5] She established the First Nations Courts of British Columbia in 2006[2][4] and provided the foundation for the Aboriginal Family Healing Court in 2016. Buller served as President of the Indigenous Bar Association and served as Director of the B.C. Law Court Society, B.C. Law Foundation, B.C. Police Commission and the B.C. Mediators Roster. Buller has lectured and written numerous articles and papers about Aboriginal law, criminal law, family law and human rights. She lives in Vancouver.[7]
- ^ "Backgrounder: Alumna Marion Buller named UVic's next chancellor". UVic.ca. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ a b c Tunney, Catharine; Harris, Kathleen (August 3, 2016). "Marion Buller, B.C. First Nations judge, to lead MMIW inquiry". CBC News.
- ^ a b Talaga, Tanya; Campion-Smith, Bruce (August 3, 2016). "Female indigenous judge to lead probe into missing, murdered women". Toronto Star.
- ^ a b c d Kane, Laura (September 1, 2016). "Marion Buller, Head Of MMIW Inquiry, Has Been Touched Personally By Tragedy". Huffington Post.
- ^ a b c Pechawis, Cheyenne (August 20, 2015). "'Doing something right'". Canadian Lawyer. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Honourable Marion Buller". University of Victoria. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "Order of Canada appointees - June 2022". 21 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-29.