About Us
Next Steps: Rebuilding Indigenous Law is a research initiative focused on connecting academic legal research with Indigenous-led practice to revitalize Indigenous legal orders in Canada.
Next Steps builds strong, community-driven collaborations, supporting Indigenous peoples to revitalize and apply their own legal traditions to today’s problems. It builds upon the University of Victoria’s (UVic) renowned Indigenous legal research and education programs with methodologies developed by Dr. Val Napoleon and Dr. Hadley Friedland.
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We welcome inquiries, collaborations, and conversations from communities, researchers, students, and organizations interested in Indigenous legal revitalization.



