Indigenous Law Student Governance

About Indigenous Law Student Governance

The Indigenous Law Students Governance (ILSG) is an independent student government at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law. We strive to represent Indigenous law students and advocate for the inclusion of Indigenous legal traditions in Canadian legal education. ILSG was previously known as the Indigenous Law Student's Association (ILSA). ILSA has been a community for Indigenous law students at the University of Ottawa for many years. As Indigenous students come to the uOttawa from communities across Turtle Island, ILSA has long been dedicated to fostering a community, putting on events, and gaining recognition within colonial legal spaces. On November 12, 2020, our motion to become an Indigenous self-governing body was unanimously passed, and the Indigenous Law Students Governance (ILSG) was born. We are touched by the support the Indigenous community and non-Indigenous allies have shown us in helping our vision come to life. We acknowledge that we are situated on the unceded and unsurrendered traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishanaabeg people. We affirm our relational obligations to the Algonquin territory and to the land. We acknowledge the stories of colonization and violence that continue on this land and in Canada.

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