Signa Daum Shanks

Signa A. Daum Shanks is a Métis academic from Saskatchewan.[1] She is a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, at York University, in Toronto where she teaches Torts, Indigenous governance and history. Her research is concerned with Law and Economics, and Indigenous Governance.[2]

Signa Daum Shanks
Born
Saskatchewan, Canada
Academic background
EducationB.A., University of Saskatchewan
M.A., PhD., University of Western Ontario
ThesisSearching for Sakitawak: place and people in Northern Saskatchewan's Ile-A La Crosse (2015)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Alberta

Education

Daum Shanks obtained a Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Saskatchewan and a Master of Arts from Western University in history. During her MA she received training in French translation as well as the eighteenth century legal system in New France. She obtained an LLB from Osgoode in 1999, and an LLM from the University of Toronto. She has a PhD in History from the Western University.[2] Daum Shanks articled at Saskatchewan Justice and clerked at the Land Claims Court of South Africa. She participated in Osgoode’s Intensive Program in Aboriginal Lands, Resources and Governments.[2]

Career

Daum Shanks has been a faculty member at the School of Native Studies at the University of Alberta and also an instructor at Department of Native Studies, the University of Saskatchewan and at First Nations University of Canada.[2]

She is a frequent commentator in the media on topics related to Indigenous peoples in North American, writing on diverse topics such as reconciliation[1] pipelines and Indigenous rights,[3] and the use of Indigenous images in sports.[4]

Publications
  • Daum Shanks, Signa AK (2003). "Reflections on Treaty-Making in British Columbia" (PDF). Toronto [Ont.]: University of Toronto (Canada). Retrieved 2018-01-15. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

References
  1. Daum Shanks, Signa (2016-06-26). "Dear non-indigenous Canadians: It's time to begin reconciliation". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. "Daum Shanks, Signa A. - Osgoode Hall Law School". Osgoode Hall Law School. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. "In the pipelines' path: Canada's First Nations lead resistance". Montreal Gazette. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  4. Lalani, Azzura; Hudes, Sammy; Winter, Jesse (2016-10-17). "Name, logo of 'Cleveland team' won't be banned from Blue Jays game telecast". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
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