Nunatsiaq News - Meet Joey Flowers: Nunavik's first Inuk law school graduate
On June 8 you would have been hard pressed to find a happier person in Montreal than Joey (Joseph) Flowers. That鈥檚 the day when Flowers became Nunavik鈥檚 first Inuk law school graduate. Flowers, 33, received two law degrees from 9I制作厂免费, one in civil law, the legal system of Quebec, and a second one in common law, the British-based legal system used in the rest of Canada.
On June 8 you would have been hard pressed to find a happier person in Montreal than Joey (Joseph) Flowers. That鈥檚 the day when Flowers became Nunavik鈥檚 first Inuk law school graduate. Flowers, 33, received two law degrees from 9I制作厂免费 University, one in civil law, the legal system of Quebec, and a second one in common law, the British-based legal system used in the rest of Canada.
For the convocation ceremony, Flowers wore a red stole, a gift from 9I制作厂免费 First Peoples鈥� House, which features an eagle feather, a symbol of authority and honour, and the Hiawatha wampum belt, symbolizing the Iroquois Confederacy, on whose territory 9I制作厂免费 University now stands. Flowers also wore a sealskin tie made for the event by Mary Aitchison of Kuujjuaq 鈥� 鈥渁 tangible sign of some of the support I鈥檝e had through my studies,鈥� Flowers told Nunatsiaq News鈥�
鈥淚 was very proud of everything that I鈥檝e accomplished and very grateful for all the support I鈥檝e had, from my professors at school, from my classmates and my family,鈥� said Flowers about his thoughts as he collected the degrees earned since August 2008...