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12-19-25 | Human Rights, Indigenous Law

Keys to the Court : Jeannette Corbiere Lavell

In 1970, Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, a young Anishinaabe woman, lost her legal status under the Indian Act simply because she married a non-Indigenous man. She was stripped of her membership in the Wiikwemkoong community and barred from living on the reserve. This provision did not apply to Indigenous men who married non-Indigenous women. Dismayed by this blatant injustice, she took her case all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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02-27-25 | Indigenous Law, Law Teaching Methodology

From the Land to Legal Teachings: The Intensive Course at the Traditional Innu Site of Kanapeut

Discover the unique experience of the learners of the Certificate in Indigenous Law during the intensive course on Indigenous and…

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09-29-24 | Indigenous Law, Jurivision

Nutshimit: Encountering Indigenous Legal Systems with Wapanakew

On the occasion of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and the Jurivision team invite you to discover the wisdom of Elder Raphaël Picard as he discusses Nutshimit, the vital space where Innus shape their ancestral legal order.

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09-27-23 | Indigenous Law, Law Practice, Law Teaching Methodology

Decolonizing Legal Learning:  Moving forward on Call to Action 28 at the Common Law Section 

In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report with 94 “calls to action” – recommendations designed to facilitate reconciliation between Canadians and Indigenous Peoples. One of these, Call to Action 28, aims to make law students – the next generation of legal professionals – aware of the damage done by the Canadian legal system, and to get them involved in reconciliation efforts. Professors Aimée Craft, Signa Daum Shanks, Angela Cameron and Anne Levesque explain how the Common Law Section at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law has chosen to respond to this call to action.

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