About Catriona

Catriona is Ansininew of St. Theresa Point First Nation in Treaty 5 territory and Irish. She is a lawyer with specialized knowledge and training that cover a breadth of areas that are outlined below but detailed under “Expertise & Services”.

Her family is very important and she currently resides in Winnipeg, MB, on Treaty 1 Territory, with her young family and works from her office nearby.

Her work takes her to many places and this frequently includes the Treaty 3 traditional terrrity of the Anishinaabek and Treaty 9 territory, of the Anishininiwak. On occasion she is in the Robinson-Superior Treaty territory region of the Anishinaabek and enjoys the travels to other communities in order to meet and hear from people face-to-face.

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Catriona Dooley, BA BSW JD

Education:

  • University of Manitoba, Bachelor of Arts (Native Studies; Sociology)

  • University of Manitoba, Bachelor of Social Work

  • University of British Columbia, Juris Doctor

Memberships:

  • Law Society of Manitoba

  • Law Society of Ontario

  • Indigenous Bar Association

  • Canadian Bar Association

  • Ontario Bar Association

  • Manitoba Bar Association

Leadership:

  • Board of Directors, Wahbung Abinoonjiiag Inc., March 2020 - March 2025

  • Indigenous Advisory Group — Criminal Justice, CBA, from February-December 2022

  • Board of Directors, Indigenous Bar Association, from 2021-2022

  • Equality Committee Member, Ontario Bar Association, from 2017-2019

  • Student Council Member, Ontario Bar Association, from 2017-2018

  • Executive Member, National Indigenous Law Students’ Association, from 2016-2017