Biography

Daniel Diamond is a proud member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation and a graduate of the University of Toronto J.D. and LL.M. programs.

Professor Diamond currently serves as the lead editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Indigenous Inaakonigewin (IJII) – a dimension of the Manitoba Law Journal (MLJ)

Professor Diamond’s research areas include Indigenous legal traditions, Aboriginal law, legal theory, property law, and legal history. His research focuses on historic injustice and contemporary efforts at redress. His work synthesizes legal history, legal theory, and property law in analyses of Indigenous legal and political issues.

Professor Diamond currently teaches Contracts, Indigenous Methodologies and Perspectives, and Indigenous Legal Orders.

Education

  • B.A (Hon) University of Winnipeg (2018)
  • J.D. University of Toronto (2021)
  • LL.M. University of Toronto (2022)

Research areas

    • Aboriginal law and Aboriginal Rights
    • Indigenous legal traditions
    • Legal History
    • Legal Theory
    • Property Law

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