Indigenous Laws Research Externship Pilot

TitleIndigenous Laws Research Externship Pilot
Faculty/College/UnitAllard School of Law
StatusActive
Duration2 Year
Initiation04/01/2020
Project Summary

The proposed pilot would provide an opportunity to test and develop an entirely new curricular opportunity for students in the Juris Doctor (JD) program at UBC, the first to be developed in partnership with an Indigenous community, the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs. Students would be involved in helping address Gitanyow priorities for the continued use, articulation and revitalization of Gitanyow laws in the wake of colonialism, through a place-based research experience. It would offer students a for-credit program comprised of: (a) methodological training on Indigenous laws and community-based research, with content specific to the identified project(s) with the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs; (b) an intensive land-based research experience on the Gitanyow Territories; (c) the opportunity to work on concrete research deliverables developed in partnership with the Gitanyow Chiefs and to present these to the Gitanyow membership; and (d) mentorship in Indigenous legal research by both Allard faculty and Gitanyow Chiefs.

Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2020/2021
Year 1: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorGordon Christie
Year 1: Funded Amount35,827
Year 1: Team Members

Gordon Christie, Professor, Indigenous Legal Studies, Allard School of Law
Darlene Johnston, Associate Professor, Allard School of Law
Patricia Barkaskas, Instructor, Allard School of Law
Nikos Harris, Senior Instructor, Allard School of Law
Jocelyn Stacey, Assistant Professor, Allard School of Law
Lee Schmidt, Associate Director, Indigenous Legal Studies, Allard School of Law
Joel Starlund, Executive Director, Gitanyow Huwilp Society, Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs
Glen Williams, President, Gitanyow Huwilp Society, Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs