Indigenous Law / Indigenous Legal Traditions

Illustration by Aftab Erfan (Whole Picture Thinking) June 2016. Drawn for the "Indigenous Laws for Resource Stewardship: A Gathering of Nations" organized by TNC Canada in collaboration with Indigenous Law Research Unit UVic Faculty of Law, West Coast Environmental Law, Mandell Pinder LLP, Coastal Stewardship Network (Coastal First Nations - Great Bear Initiative) and the Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance.

Methodology section credit: Dr. Val Napoleon and Dr. Hadley Friedland

Source of Law section credit: Dr. John Borrows, with adaptations by Dr. Val Napoleon

For more resources visit the Resources Page on the Indigenous Law Research Unit website

Starting point: Videos. ILRU's Indigenous Law Video on demand page 

Please take time to view the three short education videos embedded below  to hear about about Indigenous Law from those working in this area.  For more information about these videos and links to interviews with legal scholars, explore ILRU's Indigenous Law Video on demand page.

1. Indigenous law: an introduction (6:42 min)
2. Indigenous law, gender, and sexuality (10:23 min)
3. Indigenous law: tough questions (9:44) min