The home of the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law's "Law & Social Media" Project.

tansi ninôtemik, A group of Indigenous media veteran women have banded together to change the news media landscape in Canada.[1] After...

tansi ninôtemik, In a recent and exciting update, archaeologists confirmed the existence of an 11,000-year-old pre-contact Indigenous...

tansi ninôtemik, In Canada, abortion is both legal and publicly funded, but abortion is not yet equally accessible, especially for...

There has been a push away from EDI (i.e., Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) policies, programs, and initiatives throughout North...

tansi ninôtemik,   On January 24, 2025, Kwagiulth Hereditary Chief Hemas Kla-Lee-Lee-Kla (Bill Wilson) passed away.  Hereditary Chief...

tansi ninôtemik,  Canada’s justice system prides itself on its progressiveness, but there continues to be a stark overrepresentation of...

tansi ninôtemik, The Alberta government has documented the drastically declining Woodland Caribou populations since at least 1981.[1]...

tansi ninôtemik,  On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump vowed to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali, to Mount McKinley.[1]...

tansi ninôtemik , It is an unfortunate reality that too often Indigenous folks’ stories and experiences can become synonymous with...

tansi ninôtemik, While our team was away enjoying the last few days of our winter break and preparing for the upcoming semester, an...

tansi ninôtemik, The rates of suicide attempts among 2SLGBTQIA+ youth are confirmed to be much higher than those among cisgender and...

tansi ninôtemik,   We hope everyone had a great holiday season and a happy new year! We are curious about your thoughts on the topics we...

In the last blog post  we discussed purchasing directly from Indigenous artists. In this post, we wanted to highlight a fun event that...

Cultural theft and appropriation are rampant in Canada, and there is very little protection or recourse available.[1] Indigenous artists...

tansi ninôtemik, For the purpose of this blog post, we use the term “Indian” when discussing the Indian Act and registration under the...

tansi ninôtemik, Section 33.1 of the Criminal Code outlines self-induced extreme intoxication as a defence to crime.[1] Extreme...

tansi ninôtemik,  We all carry within us an intricate web of privileges and oppressions. For instance, privilege is an invisible backpack...

On November 4, 2024, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Brooks Arcand-Paul introduced Bill 209 – The Reconciliation...

tansi ninôtemik, For the purpose of this blog post, we use the term “Indian” when discussing the Indian Act and registration under the...

tansi ninôtemik, In the Anishinaabeg story, “She Had a Beautiful Speckled Design,” legal principles about children and self-determination...