On this episode of Appointed, Dr. Val Napoleon, Professor and Law Foundation Chair of Indigenous Justice and Governance at the University of Victoria, and Kim discuss the large role that law plays in our society, the importance and transformative power of Indigenous legal orders, and the need for us to have local conversations to create new narratives that foster and allow for inclusion, safety and equity for everyone. They also delve into questions of empathy, citizenry and self-government.
Learn more about Dr. Napoleon here
Joseph Arvay Legacy Fund Information:
https://www.uvic.ca/law/home/news/current/joseph-arvay-legacy-fund.php
Other resources mentioned during the show and further reading:
https://adric.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Napoleon-Legal-Pluralism-published-version-2019-11.pdf
https://www.uvic.ca/law/admissions/jidadmissions/index.php
https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/pate-kim/interventions/545733/33