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DESCRIPTION:A talk by Professor Val Napoleon\, the Law Foundation Professor
  of Aboriginal Justice and Governance at the University of Victoria’s Facu
 lty of Law.  Professor Napoleon’s talk will explore how law faculties can 
 incorporate indigenous law into their curricula.  Formal lecture 12:30-13:
 30\, followed by discussion 13:30-14:00.  For more information\, contact P
 rofessor Hoi Kong (hoi.kong [at] mcgill.ca).  About the speaker  Val Napol
 eon was appointed Law Foundation Professor of Aboriginal Justice and Gover
 nance at the Faculty of Law\, University of Victoria in 2012. She is a mem
 ber of Saulteau First Nation (north east British Columbia\, Treaty 8). She
  is also an adopted member of the Gitanyow (Gitksan) House of Luuxhon\, Ga
 nada (Frog) Clan. Prior to joining the Faculty of Law at UVIC\, she was an
  associate professor cross appointed with the faculties of native studies 
 and law at the University of Alberta.  Val worked as a community activist 
 and consultant in northwestern BC for over 25 years\, specializing in heal
 th\, education\, and justice issues. She has also worked with a number of 
 regional\, provincial\, national\, and international projects relating to 
 indigenous legal traditions\, conflict management\, education\, and citize
 nship. Her dissertation on Gitksan law and legal theory was awarded the UV
 IC Governor General’s Gold Medal for best dissertation in 2009.  Val’s cur
 rent research focuses on indigenous legal traditions\, indigenous legal th
 eory\, indigenous feminism\, citizenship\, self-determination\, and govern
 ance. Several of her major initiatives include the JID (joint JD and indig
 enous law degree) program and establishing an indigenous law research unit
 . She is currently the academic lead on a national indigenous law and reco
 nciliation with the Indigenous Bar Association\, Truth and Reconciliation\
 , and the Ontario Law Foundation.  Val has taught and published on aborigi
 nal legal issues\, indigenous legal theory\, indigenous feminist legal stu
 dies\, self-government\, critical issues in restorative justice\, oral tra
 ditions\, sexual orientation\, and contemporary aboriginal issues. She als
 o teaches property law.   
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LOCATION:Maxwell Cohen Moot Court (room 100)\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, Q
 C\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Indigenous Law in the World—Research\, Pedagogy\, and Application
URL:/law/channels/event/indigenous-law-world%E2%80%94r
 esearch-pedagogy-and-application-224651
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