Featured Researcher: Darlene Johnston

By Research Communications, Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Darlene Johnston. Photo: Liam Sharp

Darlene Johnston. Photo: Liam Sharp

A member of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation, Darlene Johnston became a lawyer to amend an injustice regarding herpeople’s ancestral land on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario. Today, at U of T’s Faculty of Law, she is applying her expertise to landclaims for aboriginal groups across North America and for the Mayan people of Belize.

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  1. Dec 18, 10 at 5:20 pm, Boo Watson said:

    I came upon a paper of your, in a pdf format, on the internet, and I found a tiny typo so I thought I would let you know. I don’t know if one can fix such a thing, but I’m sure you do. It is at the bottom of page 3 in this sentence:’Aboriginal use of symbols rather letters has allowed evidence of totemic…’.

    Chi chi miigwech for your work,
    Boo Watson

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