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Karen Drake, an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School (York University), specializes in Anishinaabe constitutionalism and law, Indigenous-state legal interplay, and Canadian law impacting Indigenous peoples. She has taught and researched property law, dispute resolution (civil procedure/Indigenous methods), and legal epistemologies.
- Education: BA (Hons) in Philosophy (Lakehead University), MA in Philosophy (Queen’s University), JD and LLM (University of Toronto)
Her work focuses on Indigenous law revitalization, governance grounded in Anishinaabe lifeworlds, and language preservation through Anishinaabemowin learning. She has collaborated extensively with Anishinaabe elders and communities.
Drake previously served as Osgoode’s Associate Dean (Students) (2020-2023) and co-founded the Lakehead Law Journal as a founding Co-Editor in Chief. Her professional practice includes roles at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Ontario Court of Appeal clerkship, and Indigenous rights-focused legal work at Ericksons LLP.
She has advised Canada’s Department of Justice, Ontario’s Ministry of Indigenous Relations, and the National Judicial Institute, and held leadership roles such as Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission and board member of the Indigenous Bar Association.
- Scientific Awards:
- Osgoode Legal and Literary Society Equity Award (2018)
- Osgoode Hall Law School Teaching Award (2019)
