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3.4 Law School Support & Associations for Indigenous Students

We have compiled the list Law School Support available to Indigenous law students across Canada.

Alberta

Shalene Jobin
Indigenous Governance and Partnership, Director 
University of Alberta
shalene.jobin@ualberta.ca

Andrew Showalter
Coordinator, Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation
University of Calgary
adshowal@ucalgary.ca

Mentorship Program
Law Society of Alberta
Indigenous Law Mentorship Program

British Columbia

Gordon Christie
Indigenous Legal Studies, Professor and Director
UBC - Peter A. Allard School of Law
christie@allard.ubc.ca

Tina Matthew
Executive Director of Indigenous Education
Thompson Rivers University
tmatthew@tru.ca

Zubaida Khan
Indigenous and Cultural Support Liaison
University of Victoria
lawcs@uvic.ca

Manitoba

Desiree Morrisseau-Keesick
Lead Indigenous Student Recruitment Officer
University of Manitoba
desiree.morrisseau@umanitoba.ca

New Brunswick

Andrea Belczewski
Associate Dean, Mi'kmaq-Wolastoquey Centre
University of New Brunswick
abelczew@unb.ca

Katelyn Copage
Indigenous Experiential Education Coordinator, Mi'kmaq-Wolastoquey Centre
University of New Brunswick
copage.k@unb.ca

Ontario

Darren Sutherland
Indigenous Community Engagement Officer
University of Ottawa
dsutherl@uottawa.ca

Michelle Nahdee
Indigenous Legal Studies Coordinator
University of Windsor
Michelle.Nahdee@uwindsor.ca

Kelsey Jones
Instructor; Director, Indigenous Black & Mi'kmaq Initiative
Schulich School of Law
kelsey.jones@dal.ca

Valerie Armstrong
Indigenous Blacks & Mi'kmaq Initiative, Program Manager
Schulich School of Law​
valerie@dal.ca

Paula Cornelius-Hedgepeth
Director, Indigenous Engagement and Wampum Learning Lodge
Western University
phedgepe@uwo.ca

Robin Sutherland
Indigenous Relations, Director
Bora Laskin Faculty of Law
directorir.law@lakeheadu.ca

Signa A. Daum Shanks 
Indigenous Outreach, Director and Associate Professor
York Osgoode Hall Law School
sdaumshanks@osgoode.yorku.ca

Kim Gall
Indigenous Community Outreach Coordinator
Queens University
kimberly.gall@queensu.ca

Tee Copenace
Director, Indigenous Initiatives
University of Toronto
tee.duke@utoronto.ca

Diane Simone 
Aboriginal Learning Support Facilitator
Ryerson University
dsimone@ryerson.cadsimone@ryerson.ca

Mentorship Program 
University of Toronto
Mentor Program for Future Indigenous Lawyers

Quebec

Marlow Dubois
Indigenous Student Associate, First Peoples' House
McGill University
marlowe.dubois@mcgill.ca

Saskatchewan

Chris Lafleur
Director, Wiyasiwewin Mikiwahp Indigenous Law Centre
University of Saskatchewan
chris.lafleur@usask.ca

Mentorship Program
University of Saskatchewan
Online Mentorship Opportunities for Indigenous Students

*Please note that CBA will do its best to maintain this list; however, we cannot guarantee that all the contacts are up to date.