This course includes both academic and in-field elements. All students in this course are required to attend Osgoode’s Anishinaabe Law Camp at Rama First Nation from September 11th – 14th (inclusive).
Students will be depart via bus from Osgoode on September 11th to Rama First Nation and return to Osgoode on September 14th. Attendance at the Law Camp is a required component of the course for which there is no alternative option. Students must also attend the pre-Law Camp mandatory meeting at Osgoode, which is scheduled usually the week prior to Law Camp.
The course will include in-person weekly classes prior to and following Law Camp as well as an enhanced Law Camp schedule. The course is of interest to students looking to attend Anishinaabe Law Camp, as well as engage more deeply with Indigenous legal orders.
There are no prerequisites beyond 1L courses. Of note: Anishinaabe Law Camp will include Osgoode students who have applied to attend without credit. However, those enrolled in this course will attend Law Camp for credit with additional classes pre- and post-Law Camp and additional time during Law Camp. Students in this course will be automatically enrolled in Anishinaabe Law Camp. However, once it is available online, students in this class must also complete the Anishinaabe Law Camp application.
Method of Evaluation: A variety of evaluative methods are used. Participation in class, including a presentation on readings (15%), attendance at Law Camp (40%), and a final research paper (40%), including submission of a paper outline and an in-class presentation (5%).