Dr. Signa Daum Shanks (BA’92, PhD) is a lawyer, legal scholar and historian who works to advance the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and around the world.

(CANCELLED) The Political Economy of Indigenous Law: A Talk by Signa Daum Shanks

Dr. Signa Daum Shanks (BA’92, PhD) is the winner of a 2020 Alumni of Influence Award

Mar 26, 2020

Event

In response to the rapidly evolving events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, this event has been cancelled.

Dr. Signa Daum Shanks (BA’92, PhD) is the winner of a 2020 Alumni of Influence Award.

Thursday, March 26
3–4 pm
Room 200 Arts Building, 9 Campus Dr.

Dr. Signa Daum Shanks (PhD) is a lawyer, legal scholar and historian who works to advance the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and around the world. A former faculty member of the University of Saskatchewan's College of Law, Daum Shanks is now associate professor and director of Indigenous outreach at Osgoode Hall Law School. Topics of her research and writing include Métis treaties, Indigenous slavery in Canada and the role of Indigenous history as evidence. Read more on the Alumni of Influence website.