Montana Cardinal

Montana Cardinal is a Part-time Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, and a Ph.D. candidate at the same institution. She is a member of the Bigstone Cree Nation (Treaty No. 8 Territory) and identifies as Nehiyaw Apîhtaw’Kisisan (Cree/Metis), German, and Hungarian, residing on Algonquin Territory.

Her educational background includes:

• B.A. from the University of British Columbia
• J.D. from the University of British Columbia
• LL.M. from the University of California, Los Angeles with Specialization in Entertainment Law and focus on Federal Indian Law
• Ph.D. in Law (in progress) at the University of Ottawa under Professor Tracey Dee Lindberg

Her research centers on Indigenous Law with deep expertise in Nehiyaw Law and Legal Traditions, extending to Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law, Art and Law, and Fashion Law. As an interdisciplinary artist and Indigenous legal feminist, she uniquely integrates Cree/Metis knowledge systems with contemporary legal frameworks, emphasizing sovereignty and decolonization in academic practice.

No scientific awards are documented in the provided materials.

While actively contributing through teaching as a part-time professor, no current advisees, research grants, or laboratory affiliations are specified in the source text.