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Marlys Edwardh, pioneering lawyer, helped turn wrongful convictions and make systemic changes

The litigation and civil rights lawyer dedicated her life to defending those who needed it most

Marlys Edwardh, one of the lawyers for Donald Marshall Jr., whose wrongful murder conviction was overturned by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in 1983, holds a feather at a ceremony opening a native court at the Wagmatcook First Nation in Cape Breton. Nova Scotia has become the first province in Canada to open a superior court on a reserve that will incorporate Indigenous restorative justice traditions and customs. -Photo by Len Wagg MANDATORY CREDIT

Marlys Edwardh, one of the lawyers for Donald Marshall Jr., whose wrongful murder conviction was overturned by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in 1983, holds a feather at a ceremony opening a native court at the Wagmatcook First Nation in Cape Breton. Nova Scotia has become the first province in Canada to open a superior court on a reserve that will incorporate Indigenous restorative justice traditions and customs. -Photo by Len Wagg MANDATORY CREDIT

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