Debra Febril

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Debra Febril (Ts’iwinhl K’aaxhl Xsgaak) completed her B.A. and J.D. of Law at the Thompson Rivers University. After graduating from law school in 2014, Ms. Febril articled with Nisga'a Lisims Government (In-house legal counsel) where she continued to work for her Nation in various roles for six years. As a lawyer, she continued to focus in the areas of criminal, family, administrative and Indigenous laws. Ms. Febril has represented clients in countless mediations, negotiations, provincial court hearings and has also appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada.

As a Nisga’a woman who belongs to Wilps Bayt Neekhl, Ms. Febril has been trained since birth by Christine Mckay, Edna Maxwell, and Myra Boomhour to serve her community with humility and respect. For the past 3 years she has been working exclusively in Human Rights Law at the Community Legal Assistance Society where she has had the honour to represent clients in administrative proceedings before the BC Human Rights Tribunal.

Ms. Febril is also a member of several non-profit organizations and in her volunteer work over the past 13 years has become a subject matter expert in access to justice, equity, and inclusion. She brings with her more than 6 years of experience in Governance, Leadership and Law.