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Indigenous initiatives

The Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba (UM Law) has been working to meaningfully implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action #28, with the hiring of a new Indigenous Legal Studies Coordinator, Indigenization of the Juris Doctor curriculum, implementation of new courses, and introducing clinical opportunities for law students.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action 28
We call upon law schools in Canada to require all law students to take a course in Aboriginal people and the law, which includes the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal–Crown relations. This will require skills-based training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, and anti-racism.
UM Law’s Faculty Council is committed to implementing CTA 28 and has taken the following action to do so:
- Personnel
- Curriculum Review and Implementation
- Indigenous-specific courses
- Encouraging Indigenous Law School applicants
- Extracurricular Opportunities
- Support
- Financial Support
- Orientation Week Activities
- Research and Dissemination
- Reconciliation
Learn more about the Continuum of Legal Education in Truth and Reconciliation 2025
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UM makes Indigenous Law course mandatory for all law students, and offers new concentrations this fall
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An Indigenous Oral History Reader moves law student training towards reconciliation
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Achieving reconciliation: Kawaskimhon Moot trains law students to advocate for Indigenous rights
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University of Manitoba
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