Valarie Waboose
Beverly Jacobs
This week Julie has an illuminating conversation with Beverly Jacobs and Valarie Waboose about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: what real, earnest reconciliation with Indigenous communities should look like in practical terms, and what roadblocks still exist. Bev and Val are both faculty at Windsor Law, where this fall marks the introduction of a new, first of its kind, mandatory course for all students on First Nations Legal Traditions.
In other news: here at NSRLP we’re considering similarities between power dynamics at play in the Kavanaugh hearings, and the experiences of self-reps in our justice system – expect a new blog post soon; and the University of Victoria has launched the first ever dual law degree program merging a Canadian Common Law degree (JD), and an Indigenous Legal Orders degree (JID), which we hope will contribute to meaningful discussion of reconciliation.
Related:
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada website
Windsor Law’s Truth and Reconciliation Steering Committee
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