Dr. Leo Baskatawang

Biography

Leo Baskatawang is an Anishinaabe scholar from Lac Des Mille Lacs Nation, located in Treaty #3 territory. He completed his PhD in Native Studies at the University of Manitoba in 2021, with a doctoral dissertation titled 'Kinamaadiwin Inaakonigewin: Path to Reconciliation through Anishinaabe Cultural Resurgence.' His work focuses on developing education law for Treaty #3 Anishinaabe communities, emphasizing both oral tradition and written forms of law. This research will be published as a book by the University of Manitoba Press, titled 'Reclaiming Anishinaabe Law,' scheduled for release in Spring 2023. Prior to joining the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, Dr. Baskatawang held an appointment with the Law Society Program at York University, where he taught courses on Indigenous Peoples Law and Social Justice Law. He is also involved in teaching online courses for the Department of Native Studies at the University of Manitoba. His primary research interests center around processes of colonization, reconciliation, decolonization, social justice, and the history of Indigenous peoples, especially the Anishinaabe. He further explores Indigenous law, Canadian policy, treaty interpretation, Indigenous education, resistance activism, and the representation of Indigenous literature and art.

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