Indigenous Initiatives
Canadian Law Schools are in a unique position to address and enact reconciliation in partnership with Indigenous Peoples. In recognition of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Report’s Call to Action #28, the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Faculty of Law sees this as both a responsibility to help realize the principles of reconciliation, and as an opportunity to teach future legal professionals about Indigenous legal traditions and theories.
To achieve this, we are finding new, innovative and culturally aware ways to more fully integrate Indigenous law and legal traditions into our curriculum. We also offer academic and cultural support through our full-time Indigenous support officer, offer an Indigenous Speaker Series and work with the Wahkohtowin law and Governance Lodge, which provides on-the-land and in-class education based on the Cree concept of “wahkohtowin” or interdependence.
- Wahkohtowin Law and Governance Lodge Public Resources
- Indigenous Canada: Faculty of Native Studies’ free Massive Open Online Course
- ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥: Indigenous Initiatives
- Message of Support for Indigenous Community
Contact
Kathleen Makela
Indigenous Support Officer
Room 128A, Law Centre
780-492-0744
makela@ualberta.ca