Resume

• 2001

  CRIAA

  Arctic College

  Nunavut

  Ottawa

  Ontario

  Canada

  Vice President

  Indigenous Governance

  Institute on Governance

  College of Law University of Saskatchewan

  Assistant Professor

  University of Saskatchewan

  Saskatchewan

  Canada

  I created CRIAA to work on issues related to law but that were not typical law clientele. I worked with international

  federal

  provincial and Indigenous governments to create and inform conversations on culture and law. Election review

  self-government negotiations

  environmental traditional teachings

  cultural laws and land disputes are all issues that this business filtered

  explained and assessed for numerous stakeholders. It was interdisciplinary and cross-cultural.

  Consultant

  CRIAA

  University of Saskatchewan College of Law

  Native Law Centre

  College of Agriculture and Bio-Resources University of Saskatchewan

  Saskatchewan

  Designed and delivered an executive model

  Resource Management Program through the College of Agriculture to Indigenous students who were land managers for their Nations and who came from across Canada. The course was designed in consultation with land managers

  leadership

  educators and government. The curriculum was a blend of law

  economics and environmental materials and the professors were economists

  environmentalists

  lawyers and traditional knowledge keepers. the modules were delivered over the course of a year

  in class

  on the land and in virtual study sessions.

  Director of Indigenous People's Resource Management

• 1998

  Government of Saskatchewan

  Institute on Governance

  College of Agriculture and Bio-Resources University of Saskatchewan

  CIDA

  Native Law Centre

  National Inquiery on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

  Government of Saskatchewan

  CIDA

  I worked with local government to assess ancestral domain issues faced by Muslim's through a regulated land loss history in ARMM. This work evolved over a couple of years and involved case studies and several hundred interviews of land owners

  civil society workers

  government workers

  peace talk officials and numerous local leaders.

  Researcher

  ARMM - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

  Philippines

  Iqaluit

  NWT

  Arctic College

  Nunavut

  Ethical Space Designer

  Canada

  Self-employed

  Commissioner

  Canada

  National Inquiery on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

• 1994

  Master of Laws (LLM)

  Teaching Fellow for the School of Governance

  Harvard Law School

• 1990

  LLB

  Alumni of the Program of Legal Studies for Native People Program at the Native Law Centre.

  Law

  Aboriginal Law Students Association

  Legal Follies

  Women and the Law

  University of Saskatchewan

• 1989

  Pre-law

  Program of Legal Studies for Native People

• Coach of children's soccer

  River Heights Community Association

  Saskatoon

  SK

  Fund Raising Committee

  Spent two years assisting in the fundraising for an annual recognition dinner for local strong Women role models and mentors.

  YWCA Women of Distinction Saskatoon

  Board Member and Student Advisor

  Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City \na student created legal resource for the criminal

  immigration and housing issues

  affiliated with the College of Law. As a Board Member I support the vision

  encourage the staff and students and educate the public on our services. I also engage with the growing mission

  Systemic Initiatives Programming

  by working in the class \"Reclaiming History Justice and Social Change in Community Context\"

  gathering community and partner feedback

  brainstorming new initiatives.

  CLASSIC

  Member at Large

  Support children's ball in Saskatoon through Board work

  score keeping and cheering really loud.

  Saskatoon A's Board

  Board Member

  Was a Board Member in this private school home to students Casa to upper Elementary. I also regularly volunteer here to teach Indigenous cultural practices and to read to students.

  Maria Montessori School

  Saskatoon

  Law and Happiness:)

  Human Rights

  Public Speaking

  Customary Law

  Program Evaluation

  Aboriginal Law

  University Teaching

  Program Development

  Policy Analysis

  Creative Thinking

  Culture and Context

  Policy

  Listening

  Intergovernmental Conversation

  Land and Sovereignty

  Politics

  Constitutional Law

  Legal Life Skills

  Innovation

  Poitras

  Marilyn

  Poitras

  Self-employed

  University of Saskatchewan