Dr. Tracey Lindberg

Biography

Professor Tracey Lindberg hails from As’in’î’wa’chî Ni’yaw (Kelly Lake Cree Nation) and grew up in small cities and towns in Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. She studied law at the University of Saskatchewan and Harvard Law School, receiving her LLM, and earned her PhD at the University of Ottawa. Professor Lindberg has taught various courses including Indigenous Legal Theory and Legal Writing, and she has written extensively on Critical Indigenous Legal Theory, which won the University of Ottawa’s Gold Medal ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award. Her work with Elder Maria Campbell and Priscilla Campeau on Indigenous Women and Sexual Assault in Canada represents a significant contribution to legal thinking and pedagogy. Additionally, she co-authored the book "Discovering Indigenous Lands" and was involved in the acclaimed novel "Birdie," which has been widely read and used in teaching globally. Her recent novel, "Cree Word Love: Sakihitowin," highlights themes of embodied self-determination. She is also a member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists since 2018.

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