Indigenous Human Rights

About Indigenous Human Rights

The Indigenous Human Rights podcast is produced by Pro Bono Students Canada's Indigenous Human Rights Program. We're a group of law students shining a light on the experiences of Indigenous people at human rights tribunals across Canada. Listen and learn what it's really like to fight for your rights in the colonial legal system. Our podcast is sponsored by Thomson Reuters, PBSC's National Research Partner.

Publisher

Pro Bono Students Canada

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Dec 2020

Latest episode

27 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Mar 2025

   Jamie McGinnis: Discrimination on Public Transit – Nakogee v. North Bay Transit

   Lawyer Jamie McGinnis discusses the Nakogees' human rights case against North Bay Transit with hosts Daniel Jolic and Brianna Brumen, highlighting discrimination faced while accessing public transit in this interview.

2. 

   14 Mar 2025

   Jennifer Hawn and Andrew Camman: Discrimination in the Workplace – Kenney v. Thames Valley District School Board

   Lawyers Jennifer Hawn and Andrew Camman discuss representing Billy Kenney in his human rights case against Thames Valley District School Board, highlighting workplace discrimination and inadequate employer support in this interview with Daniel Jolic and Brianna Brumen.

3. 

   27 Feb 2025

   Jen Danch: Human Rights 101 – An Overview of the Tribunal System

   Human rights lawyer Jen Danch explains the functions of the Ontario and Canadian Human Rights Tribunals in an interview with Daniel Jolic and Brianna Brumen.

4. 

   29 Nov 2024

   Cindy Blackstock: Fighting for Equality in Family and Child Services

   Dr. Cindy Blackstock, interviewed in this episode, highlights the CHRT decision regarding inequitable funding for First Nations child and family services, revealing the ongoing fight for equality.

5. 

   22 Nov 2024

   Sheryl Lightfoot: UNDRIP and Human Rights Tribunals

   Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot, an expert in Indigenous politics, examines the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and its implementation in this interview episode.

6. 

   21 Mar 2023

   Mr. C: Limitation periods at human rights tribunals

   Lawyer Alanna Tom discusses representing Mr. C, an Indigenous man, at the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal and successfully arguing for acceptance of his late-filed complaint, highlighting the importance of access to justice in this interview.

7. 

   25 Apr 2022

   Farewell Fallon and Flint: Reflecting on what we've learned and imagining a better future

   Hosts Fallon and Flint reflect on their podcast journey, share insights on human rights legal system changes, and discuss lessons learned from past guests as they graduate from law school.

8. 

   4 Mar 2022

   Expert Witness: An inside look at the human rights tribunal system

   Sociocultural anthropologist Dr. Bruce Miller discusses his experiences as an expert witness in Indigenous human rights cases, offering critical insights into the colonial human rights system in an interview.

9. 

   30 Nov 2021

   Garry McKay: Racially profiled and arrested for having a nice bike

   Lawyers Mandy Wesley and Amanda Driscoll discuss representing Garry McKay, an Oji-Cree man racially profiled and arrested for his bicycle, in an interview about fighting discrimination.

10. 

    13 Oct 2021

    Gladys Radek: She was followed by a mall security guard. Then she proved systemic discrimination

    Gladys Radek recounts her experience of being racially profiled by a security guard, leading to a human rights complaint and systemic discrimination case, in an interview.

11. 

    30 Mar 2021

    Crystal Smith: A mother's fight to protect the right to smudge

    Crystal Smith, a Tsimshian and Haisla Nations member, recounts her legal battle to protect her family's right to smudge in their apartment, setting a precedent for cultural rights in British Columbia; this is an interview.

12. 

    1 Dec 2020

    Deborah Campbell: Acts of resistance in the colonial human rights system

    Lawyers Amber Prince and Myrna McCallum discuss representing Deborah Campbell in a human rights case against the Vancouver Police, highlighting acts of resistance and trauma-informed practice in this interview.

Who has been a guest on Indigenous Human Rights

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jamie McGinnis
• Jennifer Hawn
• Andrew Camman
• Jen Danch
• Cindy Blackstock

Podcast Authority Score: 8 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

15

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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