Professor John Borrows has been appointed to the Nexen Chair in Indigenous Leadership at The Banff Centre. “The Nexen Chair leads research and reporting on critical success factors among Indigenous communities and organizations across Canada at the Peter Lougheed Leadership Institute at The Banff Centre,” reports The Muskrat, which also captured his reaction:
I am grateful for what I have learned about leadership from many Elders over the years. I am really looking forward to working with The Banff Centre, and putting these teachings into action. […] My work has focused on how Indigenous peoples’ own laws and values play a role in understanding leadership. I hope to continue to learn and share what I have learned about Indigenous peoples’ own laws during my tenure as the Nexen Chair in Indigenous Leadership.
Borrows has produced a number of groundbreaking works in the past 10 years including:
- Indigenous Legal Traditions in Canada: Report for the Law Commission of Canada (2006). Online
- Crown and Aboriginal Occupations of Land (2005). Online
- Canada’s Indigenous Constitution (2010). Call number: KE 7709 B673 2010
- Drawing out the Law: A Spirit’s Guide (2010). Call number: KE 7749 C6 B677 2010
- Seven Generations, Seven Teachings: Ending the Indian Act (2010). Online
- Recovering Canada : the resurgence of Indigenous law (2002). KE7709 B68 2002