The University of Toronto Faculty of Law has contributed significantly to public discourse about Aboriginal Law and Policy in many ways, including through hosting conferences and public lectures on Aboriginal Law, and through our faculty's publications in the Faculty of Law magazine, Nexus. Some of these contributions are featured below.
Events
Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation & Settlement Processes
January 18, 2013
Five years after the historic settlement agreement that settled Indian Residential Schools cases against the federal government and the churches, UofT Faculty of Law pauses to reflect on what has been accomplished and what lies ahead in these historic processes.
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Fourth Annual Justice Conference for Aboriginal Youth
March 23, 2012
This annual event was a huge success, and featured a keynote session on Aboriginal education given by special guest speaker Phil Fontaine.
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2012 Kawaskimhon Aboriginal Moot
March 1-4, 2012
Six students, along with their coaches and organizer, went to Saskatoon for the 2012 Kawaskimhon Moot.
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John Borrows guest lecture: "Not Extinguished: Rights, Democracy and the Indian Act".
January 6, 2010
Distinguished Aboriginal Law scholar Prof. John Borrows, holder of the Law Foundation Professorship of Aboriginal Justice and Governance at the University of Victoria Faculty of Law, spoke at the law school on the subject of "Not Extinguished: Rights, Democracy and the Indian Act".
Watch a video of the lecture (73 minutes. Streaming video, .wmv format, 256 MB)
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Third Annual Justice Conference for Aboriginal Youth
November 24, 2010
The LAWS Program hosted their Third Annual Justice Conference for Aboriginal Youth, in partnership with First Nations House at the University of Toronto.
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Aboriginal Alumni Career Panel and Reception
November 15, 2010
On November 15, 2010, a panel of Aboriginal alumni practicing in various areas came to discuss their careers and the paths that took them there.
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Commercial Law and its Role in Indigenous Sovereignty
November 5, 2010
Taking the lead to work in partnership with First Nation communities to develop and ratify an Indigenous Commercial Code, the law school hosted a successful workshop and public lecture event which brought together various stakeholders in the commercial code project.
Read more (including summary and complete webcast)
Developing Aboriginal Economies
May 1, 2008
The summit is a one-day symposium featuring two roundtables with a diverse group of panelists. The goal of this summit is to provide a forum for new ideas and new approaches to economic development in Aboriginal communities. Read more.
Indigenous Law and Legal Systems Conference
January 26 & 27, 2007
The student-run Indigenous Law Journal organized this important conference in 2007, with Prof. James Anaya of the University of Arizona as the keynote speaker. Read more (including a complete video webcast).
Law and Diversity Lecture February 2003
In 2003, Prof. John Borrows ('91) of the University of Victoria returned to Toronto to deliver the inaugural Law and Diversity Lecture on the subject “Why Are We Here?: The Metaphysics of Indian Treaties.” Read more, including a video webcast.
Nexus Articles
"Sending the wrong message"
In the Summer 2010 issue of Nexus, Prof. Douglas Sanderson wrote about the importance of a stand-alone Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs in the Ontario government, in "Sending the wrong message".
"Forced Exclusion, Forced Belonging"
In the Fall 2005 issue of Nexus, Prof. Darlene Johnston wrote about the complex question of aboriginal citizenship in "Forced Exclusion, Forced Belonging".
