Lisa Monchalin

Lisa Monchalin is a Métis-Anishinaabe scholar with a PhD in Criminology (University of Ottawa, 2012) and a Juris Doctor (UBC, 2022). She teaches courses like Indigenous Peoples and Justice, Wrongful Convictions, and Canadian Legal Systems at Kwantlen Polytechnic University's College of Arts.

• BSc & MA in Criminology (Eastern Michigan University, 2004 & 2006)
• JD from UBC's Peter A. Allard School of Law (2022)
• Member of Law Society of British Columbia (2023)

Her research focuses on Indigenous justice systems, colonial legacies in criminal justice, and culturally-safe approaches to crime prevention. She has consulted for the Department of Justice Canada and authored The Colonial Problem, an award-winning book on Indigenous perspectives in Canadian penology.

Her publications (2014–2023) reveal trends in Indigenous incarceration, gendered violence, and structural critiques of colonial justice systems, often intersecting with themes of cultural sovereignty and policy reform.

• Recipient of 2023 W.E.B. Du Bois Award for racial equity contributions
• Keynote speaker at Oxford, Cambridge, and global criminology conferences
• Advocate for Indigenous women's rights via Butterflies in Spirit dance group