Marion Buller, a member of the Mistawasis Nehiyawak, a Cree First Nation in Saskatchewan, serves as MT+Co.’s resident Legal Elder.
Marion offers the voice of experience in problem-solving and has a deep understanding of how the Canadian legal system works, as well as how it can fail. She brings experience working with Indigenous governance and governments, handling individual rights cases and clients, and engaging in legislative drafting.
Marion made history as the first First Nations woman appointed as a judge in British Columbia. While serving as a judge at the Provincial Court, she established the initial First Nations Court in BC and laid the foundation for BC’s first Indigenous Family Court. After a 22-year tenure at the BC Provincial Court, Marion assumed the role of Chief Commissioner for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Following the inquiry’s conclusion, Marion returned to law and currently holds the position of Chancellor at the University of Victoria.
