In Conversation with Val Napoleon

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The Indigenous Law and Justice Hub hosted Law Foundation Chair of Indigenous Justice and Governance at University of Victoria (Canada), Professor Val Napoleon, on Monday 12 August, 2024 as part of the Hub's White Noise seminar series.

Professor Napoleon is from northeast British Columbia (Treaty 8) and a member of Saulteau First Nation. Her current research focuses on Indigenous legal traditions (Indigenous legal theories, pedagogies, law and precedent, legal institutions, and legal research methodologies), Indigenous feminism, citizenship, self-determination, and governance. Her major initiatives include the JD/JID (joint JD and Indigenous law degree) program, establishing the Indigenous Law Research Unit with a number of research partnerships with Indigenous communities and groups in BC, across Canada, and with international connections.

Professor Napoleon has taught and published on aboriginal legal issues, Indigenous law and legal theories, Indigenous feminisms, governance, critical restorative justice, oral traditions, and Indigenous legal research methodologies. She also teaches property law.