ILRU Summer Student Reflection: Andrea Vogel

ILRU Summer Student Reflection: Andrea Vogel

Image: Andrea Vogel   I spent many hours in June transcribing an interview with a particular Upper Nicola Elder. Even though I had been there on the video call when the interview occurred, it was by listening many, many times, that I began to pick up on new...
ILRU Summer Student Reflection: Brendan Noyes

ILRU Summer Student Reflection: Brendan Noyes

Image: Brendan Noyes   I knew that while the summer would no doubt be a strange one, the ILRU would continue to look after its’ staff and nurture relationships. That counts to me—it counts big because of the nature of our work. We talk about revitalizing and...
ILRU Summer Student Reflection: Carolyn Belleau

ILRU Summer Student Reflection: Carolyn Belleau

Image: Carolyn at Mystic Beach   A lot of connections were created to bring me, a Secwepemc from Esk’etemc reserve, to work for ILRU. It has been a humbling journey. Before I was even accepted to the JD/JID law program at UVic Law I began to hear about ILRU...
ILRU Summer Students’ Reflections

ILRU Summer Students’ Reflections

Image: “Researching Raven,” painting by Val Napoleon   ILRU aims to support and train students, the upcoming generation of legal professionals, in the work of Indigenous law through research placements at our unit. Despite the upheaval caused by the...