Local aboriginal court worker strives to create fairer system
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Prince Albert’s Michelle Gudbranson is an aboriginal court worker and has for the past three years been working out of the Indian Metis Friendship Centre (IMFC). Prior to that she was working at Sandy Bay for almost ten years.
The job of the aboriginal court worker is to assist Indigenous people, charged with a crime, navigate through the legal waters through various levels of support whether it be at meetings, or making supportive connections to other agencies in the community.
“I believe our court workers give our clients a fair voice and make sure they get the fair treatment and sentencing within the court process,” Gudbranson said.