An event Monday in the Windsor Law Commons brought together students and members of the local Aboriginal community in an effort to break down some cultural barriers, say organizers.

“Some people have never been in contact with Aboriginal people,” said Stephanie Cox, a second-year law student and president of the Windsor chapter of Canadian Lawyers Abroad. “Today was about sparking interest in Aboriginal, Métis and Inuit culture.”

Mona Stonefish, a member of the Anishinaabe First Nation and a practitioner of traditional medicine, made a brief presentation and conducted a smudging ceremony. The Good Day Singers, a drum circle, attracted further attention from students and faculty.

Stonefish said she appreciated the invitation to the law school and hopes it will be the first of many cross-cultural events there.

Judge Joseph Donohue of Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice will speak on “Dispensing justice in Nunavut,” Tuesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in the Moot Court, Ron W. Ianni Law Building. This event is free and open to the public.