BEVERLY JACOBS
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
PhD (Interdisciplinary Graduate Program including Law, Indigenous Research Methodologies and Indigenous Health) – University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. Title of Dissertation: Impacts of Industrial Development on the Wholistic Health of the Mohawk Peoples of Akwesasne: A Human Responsibility and Rights Solution. The purposes of the dissertation are to determine the impacts of industrial and resource development on the wholistic health (which includes mental, physical, emotional, spiritual and environmental well-being) of the Mohawk Peoples of Akwesasne and to examine a responsible and rights-based approach to protect their wholistic health. (2009-2018)
Call to the Ontario Bar – Law Society of Upper Canada, November 2003; member in good standing
Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, Ontario (2003)
LL.M. (Masters Degree in Law), College of Graduate Studies and Research, UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Thesis: International Law/The Great Law of Peace (1994-2000)
LL.B. (Bachelor of Law Degree), Faculty of Law, UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR, Windsor, Ontario (1991-1994)
Program of Legal Studies for Native People, UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, Native Law Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (May 1991 - July 1991)
Law Clerks Program, MOHAWK COLLEGE, Hamilton, Ontario (1987-88)
Office Administration and Legal Secretariat Diploma, MOHAWK COLLEGE, Hamilton, Ontario (1983-85)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Windsor, ON (July 1, 2017 to present)
Principal Owner, JACOBS LAW, Barrister and Solicitor, R.R. #1, Ohsweken, Ontario (November, 2003 to present)
President, NATIVE WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF CANADA, Ottawa, Ontario, October 31, 2004 to September 27, 2009 ~ 2 ~
Principal Owner and Lead Consultant, BEAR CLAN CONSULTING, Ohsweken, Ontario. 1998 to October, 2004
Articling Student, EBERTS, SYMES, STREET & CORBETT, Principal: Mary Eberts. March, 2002 to April, 2003
Residential Schools Issues Community Worker, ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICES OF TORONTO, June, 2001 to December, 2001
Course Developer/Trainer, UPPER MOHAWK, INC., Beavercreek, Ohio. August, 2000 to November, 2000.
Course Instructor, Program of Legal Studies for Native People. NATIVE LAW CENTRE, University of Saskatchewan. May, 2000 – August, 2000.
Native Family Courtwork Program Developer/Trainer, ONTARIO FEDERATION OF INDIAN FRIENDSHIP CENTRES, Toronto, Ontario. January 1997-March 1998
Native Criminal Courtwork Trainer, ONTARIO FEDERATION OF INDIAN FRIENDSHIP CENTRES, Toronto, Ontario. October, 1996 - January, 1997
Teaching Assistant for Prof. Patricia Monture-Angus, DEPARTMENT OF NATIVE STUDIES, University of Saskatchewan. Sept. 1994 - April, 1995
Teaching Assistant and tutor for First Nations and Metis students in the Program of Legal Studies for Native People. NATIVE LAW CENTRE, University of Saskatchewan. May, 1994 - September, 1994 and May, 1993 - August 1993.
Judicial Research Assistant (Law Clerk) for three Supreme Court Justices of the SUPREME COURT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, Yellowknife, NWT. January, 1994 - April, 1994. Completion of a major research project regarding survivors of the residential school system entitled “Beyond Blame - The Residential School Syndrome”.
Teaching Assistant for Legal Writing Instructor, Sukanya Pillay - researching for first year moot, marking and assisting first year law students, UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR, Faculty of Law, Windsor, Ontario. September, 1992 - March, 1993.
Research Assistant for Professors Delores Blonde and Brian Mazer summarizing reports and researching native law, UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR, Faculty of Law, Windsor, Ontario. May 1992 - August 1992.
Legal Assistant/ Law Clerk for various lawyers in Hamilton and Brantford from June 1985 (after graduating from Mohawk College in May of 1985) to May, 1991.
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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Windsor, ON (July 1, 2017 to present)
Instructor, History of Indigenous Sovereignty, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (January, 2017 to April, 2017)
Instructor, Indigenous Community Organizing, Six Nations Polytechnic, Six Nations Grand River Territory, ON (January, 2017 to April, 2017)
Instructor, Sociology and the Law, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (May, 2016 to August, 2016)
Instructor, Indigenous Peoples and the Law, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (January 2016 to April 2016)
Instructor, Aboriginal Peoples and the Law, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford ON (January 2016 to April 2016)
Instructor, "Criminal Law in Canada" Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford ON (September 2015 to December 2015)
Sessional Instructor, “Indigenous Governance”, University of Calgary, Indigenous Studies Dept. (January, 2011 to April, 2011)
Faculty Advisor, University of Calgary Law Students, KAWASHIMHON, Aboriginal Rights Moot, UBC, (January, 2011 to March 2011)
Sessional Instructor, “Introduction to Contemporary Indigenous Studies”, Six Nations Polytechnic (January, 2002 to April, 2002)
Sessional Instructor, “Aboriginal Economic and Community Development”, Indigenous Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario (January 2002 to April, 2002)
Sessional Instructor, “Introduction to Indigenous Studies”, Six Nations Polytechnic (September 2001 to December, 2001)
Sessional Instructor, “Aboriginal People and Social Welfare”, Indigenous Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario (Sept, 2001 to December, 2001)
Sessional Instructor, “Human Rights Issues”, Dept. of Politics and Public Administration”, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario (Fast Track course - September - October, 2001)
Instructor, “First Nations Women and the Law”, Native Studies Dept., University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (June, 2001 to August, 2001)
Course Director, “Canadian Indian Policy”, School of Social Work, Atkinson Faculty of ~ 4 ~
Professional and Liberal Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario (February 26 - May 7, 2001)
Professor, Program of Legal Studies for Native People, Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (May, 2000 to July, 2000)
Sessional Instructor, “Politics of Aboriginal Self-Government”, University College, Canadian Studies Dept., University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario (September, 1999 to April, 2000)
Part-Time Lecturer, “Aboriginal Politics and Self-Government”, School of Public Administration, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Ontario (January, 1999 to May, 1999)
Faculty Advisor, University of Windsor Aboriginal Law Students, KAWASHIMHON, Aboriginal Rights Moot, University of Saskatchewan (March, 1998)
Sessional Lecturer, Aboriginal Law in Society Course, FACULTY OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR (September, 1997 to April, 1998)
Part-time Professor, Native Community Care Program, MOHAWK COLLEGE, Faculty of Applied Arts, Brantford, Ontario (Sept. 1995 - April 1996)
TEACHING RECORD
Winter 2020 Indigenous Legal Orders, Mandatory First Year Law Course, Dual JDs (University of Windsor, Faculty of Law) First Nations Women and The Law (University of Windsor, Faculty of Law) Kawaskimhon Moot, Coach PBEP Course – Land Justice in Kanehsatake
Fall 2019 Mandatory First Year Law Course, Indigenous Legal Orders (University of Windsor, Faculty of Law) Kawaskimhon Moot, Coach
Winter 2019 Access to Justice, Mandatory First Year Law Course (University of Windsor, Faculty of Law) First Nations Women and The Law (University of Windsor, Faculty of Law) Aboriginal Law in Society (University of Windsor, Faculty of Law)
Fall 2018 Mandatory First Year Law Course, Indigenous Legal Traditions (University of Windsor, Faculty of Law)
Winter 2018 First Nations Women and The Law (University of Windsor, Faculty of Law)
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Fall 2017 Access to Justice (University of Windsor, Faculty of Law)
Winter 2017 History of Indigenous Sovereignty (McMaster University, Indigenous Studies Program) Indigenous Community Organizing (Six Nations Polytechnic, Social Work Program)
Spring 2016 Sociology and The Law (University of Waterloo)
Winter 2016 Aboriginal Peoples and the Law (Wilfrid Laurier University) Indigenous Peoples and the Law (McMaster University)
Fall 2015 Criminal Law in Canada (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Winter 2011 Indigenous Governance (University of Calgary)
Winter 2002 Aboriginal Economic and Community Development (McMaster University) Introduction to Contemporary Indigenous Studies (Six Nations Polytechnic)
Fall, 2001 Human Rights Issues (Ryerson University) Aboriginal People and Social Welfare (McMaster University) Introduction to Indigenous Studies (Six Nations Polytechnic)
Summer 2001 First Nations Women and the Law (Native Studies, University of Saskatchewan)
Winter, 2000 Canadian Indian Policy in Social Welfare (York University, School of Social Work)
Summer, 2000 Aboriginal Property Law (Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan)
1999-2000 Politics of Aboriginal Self-Government (University of Toronto)
1998-9 Aboriginal Politics and Self-Government (Ryerson Polytechnic)
1996-7 Aboriginal Law in Society (Faculty of Law, University of Windsor) ~ 6 ~
Aboriginal Rights Moot
1995-6 Community Development (Mohawk College) Legal and Moral Ethics in Mental Health (Mohawk College)
FORTHCOMING PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Beverley Jacobs, "Indigenous Justice in Oceania and North America," article, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Beverley Jacobs, “Decolonizing Corrections”, in Sujith Xavier, Amaya Alvez, Jeffery Hewitt, Amar Bhatia, Beverley Jacobs & Valarie Waboose, (eds) Decolonizing Law (Routledge Studies in Indigenous Peoples and Policy)
Beverley Jacobs, “Indigenous Spirituality”, in Jeffery Hewitt, Beverley Jacobs and Richard Moon, Indigenous Spiritual/Cultural Practices and Canadian Law (University of Toronto Press)
PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES/CHAPTERS
Beverly Jacobs. 2020. “Continued Discrimination under the Indian Act” in Morny Joy (ed) Women, Rights, and Religions. (United Kingdom: Equinox eBooks Publishing, p. 89-121
Beverley Jacobs. 2018. “Honouring Women” in Kim Anderson, Maria Campbell and Christi Belcourt (eds) Keetsahnak, Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters (Edmonton: University of Alberta Press) 15-34
Beverley Jacobs. 2018. "Decolonizing the Violence Against Indigenous Women” in Peter McFarlane and Nicole Schabus (eds.) Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization (Vancouver: Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC)
Amar Bhatia, Beverley Jacobs, Jonathan Rudin, Douglas Sanderson, and Mark Walters. 2017. “Reconciliation and the Constitution: A Transcript of the Roundtable” 81 S.C.L.R. (2d) 273
Beverley Jacobs. 2014, Book Review of John Borrows’ Canada’s Indigenous Constitution and Drawing Out Law, Canadian Journal of Law and Society Volume 29, Number 3, pp. 420-423
Mary Eberts, Beverley Jacobs, Kim Pate. 2010. “In Memoriam Patricia (Trish) Monture”, Journal of Canadian Women’s Studies. Women and Cancer, (Toronto, ON: Inanna Publications and Education Inc.)
Beverley Jacobs. 2009. “Response to Canada’s Apology to Residential School Survivors” in Patricia A. Monture & Patricia D. McGuire (eds.) First Voices, (Toronto, ON: Inanna Publications and Education Inc.) ~ 7 ~
Beverley Jacobs (Guest Editor). 2008. Journal of Canadian Women’s Studies. Indigenous Women in Canada. The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, (Toronto, ON: Inanna Publications and Education Inc.)
Beverley Jacobs, “Response to Canada’s Apology to Residential School Survivors”. 2008. Journal of Canadian Women’s Studies. Indigenous Women in Canada. The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, (Toronto, ON: Inanna Publications and Education Inc.)
Beverley Jacobs and Andrea Williams. 2008. “Legacy of Residential Schools: Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women” (Ottawa, ON: Aboriginal Healing Foundation, January, 2008)
Beverley Jacobs (Guest Editor). 2008. “Aboriginal Women’s Health”, Journal of Aboriginal Health, January 2008, Vol. 4, Issue 1
Beverley Jacobs. 2005. “Gender Discrimination under the Indian Act: Bill C31 and First Nations Women”, in Gayle MacDonald, Rachel Osborne and Charles Smith Feminism, Law, Inclusion. Intersectionality in Action (Toronto: Sumach Press)
Beverley Jacobs and Mary Eberts. 2004. “Matrimonial Real Property on Reserve” in Marylea MacDonald, Michelle K. Owen (eds). On Building Solutions for Women’s Equality: Matrimonial Property on Reserve, Community Development and Advisory Councils. (Ottawa, ON: Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women)
Beverley Jacobs (ed.) Learning About Walking in Beauty: Placing Aboriginal Perspectives in Canadian Classrooms, Canadian Race Relations Foundation 2002.
Beverley Jacobs and Darlene Mentor, Critical readings: Aboriginal peoples and racism in Canada, Canadian Race Relations Foundation, Toronto, Ontario. March, 2001.
CONTRACT WORK
Sunchild Law, Lawyer, IRSS IAP Settlement Hearings, April, 2013 to present
Six Nations Aboriginal Alternative Dispute Resolution, Training to Child Welfare Workers: Impacts of Colonization and Solutions. Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, March 28 & 29, 2018
City of Kitchener/Waterloo Justice Program, Workshop Facilitator, "Haudenosaunee Legal Sources and Principles" September 27, 2017
Six Nations Justice Program, Workshop Facilitator, "Haudenosaunee Legal Sources and Principles" December, 2016 to August, 2017
Awo Taan Healing Lodge, Development of Violence Prevention Program to assist in the Safety of Indigenous Youth, Calgary, AB. November, 2014 to December 2015
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Ending Violence Association of BC, Indigenous Communities Project Consultant, Vancouver, BC. January, 31, 2012 to August 31, 2015
Department of Justice Canada, Family, Children and Youth Section Update of 2012 Compendium of Promising Practices to Reduce Violence and Increase Safety of Aboriginal Women in Canada, Ottawa ON, February 2015 – March 2015
National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence, Chairperson, Annual General Assembly, Richmond, BC, February 12, 2015
National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence, Strategic Planning Facilitator, Vancouver, BC, August 19, 2014
Ending Violence Association of BC and Surrey Women’s Centre, Third Party Reporting and Engagement with First Nations communities in Fraser Valley, Surrey, BC. January 2014 to May, 2014
Provincial Health Services Authority, Aboriginal Program, Aboriginal Patient Liaison Program Coordinator, Vancouver, BC. November 2013 to March, 2014
Atira Women’s Resource Society, Legal Review of Legal Tool Kit for Aboriginal Women in British Columbia, Vancouver, BC May 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Piwapan Women’s Centre, Building Community Safety, LaRonge, SK November, 2013
Department of Justice Canada, Family, Children and Youth Section 2012 Compendium of Promising Practices to Reduce Violence and Increase Safety of Aboriginal Women in Canada, Ottawa ON, January 2012 – March 2012
Adding Aboriginal women's issues to the teacher's guide: Learning About Homelessness in BC: A Guide for Senior High-School Teachers with Jennifer Hales, Vancouver BC. January, 2012
BC Centre of Excellent for Women’s Health, Vancouver, BC, Tobacco Research Program, November, 2011-April, 2012
Centre for Northern Families, Review and Implementation of Cultural Aspects of Life Skills Program for Aboriginal Women, Yellowknife, NT November – December, 2011
Ending Violence Association of BC, Risk Factors and Safety Planning for Aboriginal Women dealing with Relationship Violence, Vancouver, BC November – December, 2011
Provincial Health Services Authority, Aboriginal Program, Facilitator, Staff Retreat, Nanaimo, BC, August, 2011
Battered Women’s Support Services, Framework for Further Development of BWSS Aboriginal Women’s Program and Women’s Leadership and Training Initiative, Vancouver, BC, August, 2011 ~ 9 ~
National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence, Strategic Planning Facilitator, Ottawa, ON, January, 2011
Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Legal Advisory Team Lead to assist land rights negotiations, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, April, 2006 to August 2007
Amnesty International Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Stolen Sisters: Discrimination and Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada, August 2003 to October 2004
National Aboriginal Health Organization, Ottawa, Ontario. Liability Issues Paper on Traditional Medicines. February, 2003 to August, 2003
Aboriginal Research Institute, Oakville, Ontario. Research Associate. AHWS Longitudinal Study, April, 2002
Native Women’s Association of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Self-Government Initiative. September, 2002 to February, 2003.
Canadian Race Relations Foundation. Editor. Walking In Beauty created by CAAS. September, 2002 to October, 2002.
Aboriginal Research Institute, Oakville, Ontario. Research Associate. Department of Justice, Legal Aid Study, April 2002 to November, 2002.
Aboriginal Healing Foundation, Ottawa, Ontario. Development of Resource Manual for Residential School Survivors, April, 2002 to October, 2002.
Six Nations Child & Family Maternal Centre, Ohsweken, Ontario. Train the Trainers FAS Curriculum Development for FAS Coordinators in Ontario. May, 2002 to October, 2002.
Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta. Aboriginal Justice Curriculum Development. 2001 - 2002
Six Nations Health Services, Ohsweken, Ontario. Health Determinants Study and Staff Workshop. 2001 - 2002
Canadian Race Relations Foundation, Toronto, Ontario. Project Consultant for publication of Aboriginal Peoples and Racism in Canada, Annotated Bibliography of Critical Readings, March, 2001.
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada, Ontario Regional Office, Toronto, Ontario. Development of an Aboriginal Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Support Model, January 8, 2001 to May, 2001.
Southern Ontario Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative, Barrie, Ontario - Inventory of Services and Recommendations for Improving SOADI Services, August, 2000 to February, 2001. ~ 10 ~
Assembly of First Nations, Office of the B.C. Regional Vice-Chief, Vancouver, B.C., Research Project, September, 1999 - February, 2001. Research Paper completed: B. Jacobs (2000-1), “The Effects of Delgamuukw on Treaties in Ontario”
Research Associate with Aboriginal Research Institute, Dr. Mark Dockstator, Review of the Fort Frances Healing Lodge through the Joint Committee of the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy, Toronto, Ontario. February, 2000 - March, 2000.
Centre for Indigenous Theatre, Impartial Facilitator for Advisory Council Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, November 28, 1999
Program Coordinator, Conference on “Building the Momentum for Implementing the Recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People” in partnership with the Indigenous Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association, Law Society of Upper Canada and the Law Commission of Canada, October, 1998 - June, 1999
Law Commission of Canada, Research Project, Violations of Traditional Aboriginal Law from the Residential School System, October, 1998 - February, 1999. Paper Completed: B. Jacobs, (1999) “Rekindled Spirit”, Research Project for the Law Commission of Canada, Ottawa
Research Associate with Maang Associates; Review of the Manitoba Framework Agreement Initiative Process through the Joint Committee of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and Department of Indian Affairs. June, 1998 - December, 1998 Report Completed: Don McCaskill, Ted Harvey, Andrea Williams and Bev Jacobs (1998), Review of the Manitoba Framework Agreement Initiative Process for the Joint Committee of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and Department of Indian Affairs.
Native Child & Family Services of Toronto, Research Project. Researching and Implementing Cultural Content to Child Protection Policy & Procedures Manual. May, 1998 - March, 1999.
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres, Research Project entitled “Provincial Fiduciary Obligations and Native Child Welfare Matters”. March, 1998 to August, 1998
Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Ontario (Dr. Janet Lum). Development of curriculum for Aboriginal Self-Government Course, April 1997.
First Nations Prosecutor, FIRST NATIONS INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, First Sitting, Ottawa, Ontario, April 2 - 5, 1996
Social Development Counseling Office, Ohsweken, Ontario; Curriculum Development and Interim Evaluation of Social Development Program at Six Nations Reserve Schools. March 1996 to June 1996.
Six Nations Health Review, Ohsweken, Ontario; panel participant as Legal Advisor in Health Symposium, 1996
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INVITED KEYNOTES, CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
B. Jacobs (2020), “Indigenous Murder Victims. Who Speaks for Them?” R v Barton SCC Roundtable Discussion organized by the Shkawbewisag Student Law Society, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, January 22, 2020
B. Jacobs (2020), “Indigenous Research Methodologies”, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law LLM Program, Windsor, ON, January 13, 2020
B. Jacobs (2019), “How To Be Supportive Allies And Advocates To Indigenous Women And Girls”, Zonta International Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, December 10, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “The Long Road to Peace and Reconciliation in Canada”, Panel Presenter with Siyabulela (Madiba) Mandela (Nelson Mandela’s grandson), Shane Pennells, Makasa Looking Horse and Professor Benson Honig organized by The Varanda Network and No Hate in the Hammer, Hamilton, ON, December 2, 2019.
B. Jacobs (2019), “Indigenous Research Methodologies”, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law Seminar, Windsor, ON, November 28, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Racialized and Sexualized Violence = Genocide”, Professor Tanya Basok’s course, University of Windsor Sociology Dept., Windsor, On, November 21, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Indigenous Court Systems”, Panel Presenter, Prince Albert Grand Council, Saskatoon, SK, November 6, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Indigenous Research Methodologies”, Panel Presenter, Indigenous Bar Association Annual Conference, Ottawa, ON. November 2, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Indigenous Justice” Panel presenter. Law Society of Ontario Indigenous Justice CPD Program, Law Society of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, October 28, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Learning from Truth Commissions in Canada”, Panel presenter. Panel Title: The Truth and The Ethnic Approach. Forum: The Truth for Non-Repetition: Dialogue From An Ethnic Approach hosted by Forums Semana, the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and The Truth Commission of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, October 22, 2019
B. Jacobs and J. Hewitt (2019), “Reconciliation and Indigenous Voices in our Work”, Family Court Support Worker Program, Luke’s Place, Toronto, ON. October 2, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Indigenous Wholistic Health and Haudenosaunee Legal Orders”, Osgoode Hall LLM Program, Human Rights, Globalization and Health Law, Osgoode Professional Development, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, ON. October 1, 2019
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B. Jacobs (2019), “Indigenous Legal Orders and Impacts of Eurocentric Law”, Presenter, Indigenous Dispute Resolution & Reconciliation Forum, Red Wolf Mediation, Inc. Toronto, ON. September 30, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “A Conversation about Critically Reading and Thinking about the Lives of Indigenous Women and Girls”, RedTalks Indigenous Women’s Speakers’ Series, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Ottawa, ON. September 17, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Haudenosaunee Way of Life” Six Nations Grand River Territory, ON August 29 – September 2, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Role of Women - Haudenosaunee Law and Women’s Nomination Belt teachings” Rematriation Gathering, Gonondogan, NY, August 15-16, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019) “Relationship between Maori and Haudenosaunee and The Doctrine of Discovery” at the launch of the Tirohanga Ki Tai exhibition in Hamilton, New Zealand, which was part of the North American Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) conference Waikato University, June 26-29 2019
B. Jacobs (2019) “Experiential Learning from Haudenosaunee Perspective” Workshop Presentation with Professor Jillian Rogin, Association of Canadian Clinical Legal Education, Londob, ON, June 13, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Origins & Repudiation: Doctrine of Discovery” Panel Participant with Professor Sylvia McAdam and Professor Jeffery Hewitt, Canadian Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, June 6, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Haudenosaunee Research Methodologies” Panel Participant with Professor Sarah Morales and Professor Jeffery Hewitt, Canadian Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, June 5, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Origins and Repudiations of the Doctrine of Discovery”, Panel Participant with Professor Sylvia McAdam, Professor Sujith Xavier and Professor Amaya Martin Alvez, Law and Society Annual Conference, Washington, DC, May 30, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Haudenosaunee Legal Orders and Water Law/Governance” Haudenosaunee Climate Change Summit, Ohsweken, ON, May 26, 2019
B. Jacobs and C. Waters (2019), “Indigenization” Facilitated 2019 “Deadhead” Session, University of Windsor, May 15, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), Indigenous Legal Orders Webinar, CPD, Law Society of Saskatchewan, May 14, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Water Is Life, Water Is Medicine” Panel Presentation at Healing our Waters Conference, Great Lakes Conference, Detroit, Michigan. May 9, 2019 ~ 13 ~
B. Jacobs (2019), “Impacts of Doctrine of Discovery upon Haudenosaunee peoples”, Panel Presenter, UNPFII Side Event: The Doctrine of Discovery and Colonial Terrorism: A Dialogue Between Sovereign Women, Weaving Indigenous Truths through Time and Space, New York City, NY, April 30, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Haudenosaunee Water Law and Governance”, Panel Presenter, UNPFII Side Event: Ohneganos (Water is Life): Haudenosaunee Ecological Knowledge, Training and Co- creation of Indigenous Water Quality Tools, New York City, NY, April 29, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Warrior Women” Daughters of Mother Earth Conference, New York University, New York City, April 17 – 19, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Haudenosaunee Legal Orders”, Uni-Com Lifelong Learning, University of Windsor, McPherson Lounge, March 27, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Realtalk: A Discussion On The Systemic Oppression Of Racialized Minorities”, Making It Awkward, Windsor, ON March 22, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Shining A Light On The Experiences Of Women Of Colour Within The Legal Sphere” Women Of Colour Legal Alliance Of Windsor, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, March 18, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), Moderator of Panel Presenters Master P. Tamara Sugunasiri, Justice Kofi Barnes, and Court of Appeal Justice Russell Juriansz co-hosted by the CSO, BLSA, and SALSA, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, March 13, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Femininity of Haudenosaunee Legal Orders”, International Women’s Day PowWow, Chippewas of the Thames First Nation in London, ON, March 8, 2019
B. Jacobs and L. Gehl (2019), Book Launch, University of Windsor, March 5, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), Guest Presenter re Discussions about Consultation with Indigenous Peoples in Windsor, Professor Anneke Smit’s LPAT/hospital appeal class, February 27, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Haudenosaunee Legal Orders”, Keynote Presentation, N’Amerind Friendship Centre, London, ON, February 17, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), Presentation and Workshop with Healing of the Seven Generations, Kitchener, February 12, 2019
B. Jacobs (2019), “Co-Creation of Indigenous Water Quality Tools” as Community PI with Principal PI, Dr. Dawn Martin-Hill at Global Water Futures, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, January 23, 2019 ~ 14 ~
B. Jacobs (2019), “Indigenous/Haudenosaunee Research Methods”, Guest Lecture, Professor Vasanthi Venkatesh, LL.M. Students, January 15, 2019
B. Jacobs (2018), “Honouring MMIWG”, Panel Presenter on Panel entitled “Gender-based Violence”, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, December 6, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “Indigenous Laws Protect Wholistic Health: Self-Determination”, Workshop Presenter, Cree Nation Government Indigenous Justice Conference, Ottawa, ON, December 5, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “Indigenous/Haudenosaunee Legal Orders”, CLE Training, Lerners & Associates, London, ON (streamed to Lerners in Toronto), November 29, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “The Importance of Teaching the Mandatory First Year Law Course, Indigenous Legal Traditions”, Panel Presenter with Professors Jeffery Hewitt and Sylvia McAdam with Professor Sujith Xavier as Moderator, World Indigenous Law Conference 2018, Windsor, ON, November 21, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “Reconciliation” Panel Presenter, World Parliament of Religions, Toronto, ON, November 5, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “The Sacred Feminine” Keynote Presentation, World Parliament of Religions, Toronto, ON, November 3, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “The Great Law of Peace is International Law”, Panelist with Gary Luton, Global Affairs Canada; Jennifer Orange, University of Toronto Faculty of Law; Ali Tejpar, Norton Rose Fulbright; Chaired by Christopher Waters, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, 47th Annual Canadian Council on International Law Conference, Ottawa, ON November 1, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “The Truth About Reconciliation in Canada”, Keynote Presentation, BC Society of Transition Houses Annual General Assembly, Vancouver, BC, October 24, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), Indigenous Realities Navigating the Canadian Criminal Justice System, Panelist with Jonathan Rudin (Aboriginal Legal Services, Program Director), Harold Johnson (Author, Crown Attorney) and Her Honor Justice Rebecca Rutherford (Ontario Court of Justice), University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Windsor ON, October 17, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “Indigenous Girls”, Panelist at United Nations International Day of the Girl Child organized by the United Nations Association of Canada, Hamilton, ON, October 13, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “In Remembrance MMIWG Sisters in Spirit Vigil” Windsor, ON, October 4, 2018 ~ 15 ~
B. Jacobs (2018), “What is it about the numbers? MMIWG Symposium”, American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, August 12, 2018 B. Jacobs (2018), Readings, Lakefield Literary Festival, Lakefield College School, Lakefield, ON, July 13, 2018 B. Jacobs (2018), Facilitator and Presenter, Indigenous Law Conference, Waterloo Regional Courthouse, Waterloo, ON, July 6, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), Panel Presenter, Conversations in Cultural Fluency: Land. “Lake of Betrayal” Film Screening and Panel Discussion, Six Nations Polytechnic, Ohsweken, ON, June 20, 2018 B. Jacobs (2018), Full Day Secondary School Class Presentations to Assumption College School, Brantford, ON, June 5, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “Indigenous Legal Traditions”, First Nations Water Security and Climate Change Symposium, Global Water Forum & McMaster University, Six Nations Grand River Territory, June 3, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “Reconciliation and the Courts”, ACCLE (Association for Canadian Clinical Legal Education) & CALT (Canadian Association of Law Teachers) Annual Conference, Kingston, ON June 1, 2018 B. Jacobs (2018), Creating Change Workshop Facilitator and Presenter, Nishinabe Aske Nation determiNATION: Moving Beyond the Indian Act Conference, Ottawa ON May 23, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “Reconciliation, Equity and Racial Justice” Panel Presentation, Colour of Poverty Colour of Change Provincial Forum, 10th Anniversary, Toronto, ON May 22, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “Reconciliation and Justice”, Keynote Speaker, Essex Lawyers’ Association AGM, Windsor, ON April 7, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “Decolonizing Corrections”, Panel Presentation with Joey Twins & Yvonne Johnson, Decolonizing Law Conference, Transnational Law and Justice Network, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, April 2, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018), “Overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in Criminal Legal System: Causes and Opportunities for Improvement”, Keynote Presentation, Chiefs of Ontario, Thunder Bay, ON, March 23, 2018
B. Jacobs (2018) “Hope for MMIWG Inquiry” Panel Presenter, Joint Policy Symposium, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, March 16, 2018 B. Jacobs (2018), Opening Words for MMIWG Round Dance, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, February 14, 2018 B. Jacobs (2018) Justice for Colten Rally, Six Nations Grand River Territory, Ohsweken, ON, February 11, 2018 ~ 16 ~
B. Jacobs (2018) “Reconciliation and MMIWG”, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, January 31, 2018 B. Jacobs (2018) Presentation to Aboriginal Intensive Program, Professor Amar Bhatia, Osgoode Hall Law Students, Six Nations Grand River Territory, January 20, 2018
B. Jacobs (2017) “Update on MMIWG”, Panelist after showing of NFB film Finding Dawn, University of Toronto Scarborough, November 27, 2017
B. Jacobs (2017) “Resistance and Resilience as an Indigenous Woman”, Resistance and Resilience Panel and Interactive Art Session. Exploring Community-based Responses to Hate, Status of Women, Diversity and Equity Action Committee, University of Windsor, October 26, 2017
B. Jacobs (2017) “MMIWG”, Walpole Island Culture Camp, October 20, 2017
B. Jacobs (2017), “Citation of Honourary Degree to the Honourable Justice Harry LaForme”, University of Windsor, October 14, 2017
B. Jacobs (2017) "Vital Conversation on Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls" Keynote Speaker and Panel Presenter, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, October 4, 2017
B. Jacobs (2017) “Reconciliation”, Panel Presenter, Equity, Inclusion and Racial Justice Conversations, Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic and Colour of Poverty-Colour of Change, Windsor, ON September 28, 2017
B. Jacobs (2017) “What Does Reconciliation Mean?”, City of Lethbridge, AB September 24, 2017 B. Jacobs (2017), Participant, Nelson Mandela Dialogues Canada 2017, Edmonton, AB, June 26 – 30, 2017 B. Jacobs (2017), "Women as First Environment" Amnesty International 2017 Human Rights Conference, Calgary AB, June 3, 2017 B. Jacobs (2017), "Reconciliation and the Constitution of Canada", Panel Participant, Osgoode Hall, York University, Toronto ON, April 7, 2017 B. Jacobs (2017), "Wholistic Healthiness and Healthy Lands" Environment Hamilton AGM, Hamilton, ON, March 20, 2017
B. Jacobs (2017), International Roundtable on Memory and Social Responsibility During and After Mass Violence, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia. February 8-10, 2017.
B. Jacobs (2016), "Honouring MMIWG" Respondent, Anti-Violence Network Commemorative Event, McMaster University, Hamilton ON, December 6, 2016
B. Jacobs (2016), "Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls" Dodem Kanonhsa’, INAC Offices, Toronto, ON, November 23-24, 2016 ~ 17 ~
B. Jacobs (2016), "Principles of Haudenosaunee Law", Indigenous People's Court 3rd Annual Justice Conference, Six Nations Grand River Territory, November 17, 2016 B. Jacobs (2016), "Reconciliation: The Need for Allies", University of Western Ontario, London, ON, November 14, 2016 B. Jacobs (2016), "Reconciliation in Canada in the Context of Education and Justice", University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, October 24, 2016 B. Jacobs (2016), "Healthy Lands Equality Healthy Peoples", Keynote Speaker, World Indigenous Law Conference, Irvine, California, October 19, 2016
B. Jacobs (2016), " Intergenerational Trauma, Its Impacts and the Indigenous Client, Indigenous Justice Gathering, Three Fires Justice Program, Niagara Falls, ON October 13, 2016. B. Jacobs (2016), "Indigenous Victims" Panel: Peace and Reconciliation for Victims: Paths and Voices for Victims, Lawyers Without Borders, Quebec City, QC, October 1, 2016 B. Jacobs (2016), "Indigenous Community Safety Planning" Six Nations Health Foundation Annual General Assembly, Ohsweken, ON June 30, 2016
B. Jacobs (2016), “Historical Trauma and its Impacts on the Wholistic Health of Indigenous Peoples", 29th Annual Convention of American Indian Psychologists and Psychology Graduate Students, Utah State University, June 28, 2016 B. Jacobs (2016), Honouring Indigenous Studies Program Graduates, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, June 9, 2016
B. Jacobs (2016), "Response to TRC Recommendations", Cultural Safety and Protection of Indigenous Women Experiencing Human Rights Violations by Policing Authorities: Solutions Oriented Round Table Discussion, Montreal, QC, May 24, 2016
B. Jacobs, (2016), Interpreting TRC Recommendation to Youth Panel, Youth in Indigenous Relations evening at University of Toronto Schools, April 19, 2016
B. Jacobs (2016), Indigenous Legal Traditions and Haudenosaunee Legal Traditions, Law Lunch, Indigenous Peoples' Court, Brantford, ON April 6, 2016
B. Jacobs (2016), Restoring the Balance, Keynote Presentation, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB March 9, 2016
B. Jacobs (2016), "Violence Against Indigenous Women" Law Society of Upper Canada, Lamont Learning Centre, Toronto, ON March 8, 2016
B. Jacobs (2016), Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Windsor Law School, Windsor, ON, February 29, 2016
B. Jacobs (2016), Panel Presenter in response to the film "The Pass System" TIFF, Toronto ON, February 21, 2016 ~ 18 ~
B. Jacobs (2015), Legal Strategy Coalition's FAQs about National Inquiries, Assembly of First Nations, Ottawa ON, December 9, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, National Day for Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON December 4, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), "Application of Indigenous Legal Traditions to the Court Systems", Aboriginal Peoples' Court Education Day, Six Nations, Ohsweken ON October 16, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), "Indigenous Women" Professor Catherine Stewart's class, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford ON October 9, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), "Resilience of Indigenous Women" Sisters in Spirit Vigil, Calgary AB, October 5, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), "Strengths of MMIWG Families" Presenter, Spirits of Our Sisters Gathering, Edmonton, AB September 30, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), "Resilience of Indigenous Women", Keynote Presentation, International Centre for Women’s Leadership, Indigenous Women in Community Leadership, Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University, NS August 21, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), "Safety of Indigenous Women" Symposium Presenter, Vulnerable Populations- -- International and United States Perspectives Session, American Psychological Association AGA, Toronto, ON August 9, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), "Missing/Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls" APA Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs Brunch Presentation, American Psychological Association AGA, Toronto, ON August 8, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), "Importance of Women in Leadership" Keynote Presentation, Okanagan Nation Alliance Annual Meeting, Penticton, BC July 23, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), "Importance of Youth Leadership" Okanagan Nation Alliance Annual Meeting, Penticton, BC July 23, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), "Reflections on Building Movement to End Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada", It Starts With Us Conference, Toronto ON May 23, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015) Co-Chair, Meeting about Missing/Murdered Indigenous Women with Treaty 6 Chiefs and Co-Chair Grand Chief Bernice Martial, Enoch Cree Nation, AB May 1, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), "Haudenosaunee Legal Traditions", Keynote Speaker, 8th Fire Gathering, Calgary, AB March 13-15, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), MMIW Family Witness, National Roundtable for Missing Murdered Indigenous ~ 19 ~
Women, Ottawa ON February 27, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), “Healthy Land Equals Healthy People”, Thompson Rivers University hosted by Paul Michel, Aboriginal Education, Kamloops, BC February 3, 2015
B. Jacobs (2015), “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women” Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB January 20, 2015
B. Jacobs (2014), “The Impact of Domestic and Sexual Violence Against Aboriginal Women in BC”, Fourth Justice Summit hosted by the BC Minister of Justice, UBC Law School, Vancouver, BC November 28, 2014
B. Jacobs (2014), “Memorial for Patricia Monture”, Ceremony to Honour the Trish Monture Student Success Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK, November 24, 2014
B. Jacobs (2014), “Why I Want People to Care about MMIW”, TEDx Calgary, University of Calgary, AB, November 14, 2014
B. Jacobs (2014), “Respects and Thank You’s to My Own Community”, Sisters in Spirit Vigil, Six Nations Grand River Territory, Ohsweken, ON October 5, 2014
B. Jacobs (2014), “Acknowledgements to Families of MMIW”, Sisters in Spirit Vigil, Mississaugas of the New Credit, October 4, 2014
B. Jacobs (2014), “Resilience of Indigenous Women”, Sisters in Spirit Vigil, Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre, October 4, 2014
B. Jacobs (2014), Indigenous Community Safety Project presentation, Vancouver Aboriginal Community Policing Centre Society, Vancouver, BC, September 23, 2014
B. Jacobs (2014), Amnesty International Webinar (by telephone), 10th Anniversary of the Stolen Sisters Report, September 17, 2014
B. Jacobs (2014), “Indigenous Women: Human Rights”, Keynote presentation at the 2014 World Indigenous Legal Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, June 25, 2014
B. Jacobs (2014), “Haudenosaunee Legal Traditions”, Paper presentation at the Canadian Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Joint Graduate Student Workshops, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, June 7, 2014
B. Jacobs (2014), “Emergency Issues impacting Indigenous Moms”, Panel presentation with Save the Children, Vancouver, BC, May 22, 2014
B. Jacobs (2014), “PhD Update”, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Symposium, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, April 8, 2014
B. Jacobs (2014), “Breaking the Silence to Restore Safety in Indigenous Communities” ~ 20 ~
The Indigenous Governance Program and The Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, March 24, 2014
B. Jacobs (2014), “Honouring Indigenous Women” 1st Memorial Walk for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Houston, BC, February 14, 2014
B. Jacobs (2013), “Acknowledging the Spirits of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women”, BC Federation of Labour Candlelight Vigil, Vancouver, BC, December 6, 2013
B. Jacobs & E. Gabriel (2013), “The Root of Violence in Indigenous Territories”, Workshop Presentation, Ending Violence Association of BC Annual Training Forum, , Richmond, BC. November 28, 2013
B. Jacobs (2013), “Social Change in Law: Violence Against Indigenous Women” panel presentation, Justice at Work Conference, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Windsor, ON. November 18, 2013
B. Jacobs (2013), “Experiences in Law” Panel Presenter on Panel entitled “Law and Social Change”, Power in Law? Towards Equality, Emotional Well Being and Social Change Conference, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law, Saskatoon, SK. November 7-8, 2013
B. Jacobs (2013) “History and Impacts of Colonization: Resulting in Missing/Murdered Indigenous Women” UBC Law School, Gwen Brodsky’s course called Sexism in the Law as a Tool of Colonialism. October 23, 2013
B. Jacobs (2013) “Ending Violence Against Aboriginal Women” LEAF Breakfast, Calgary, AB. October 18, 2013
B. Jacobs (2013) “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women” Presentation to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, Vancouver, BC, September 10, 2013
B. Jacobs, (2013) “Understanding Indigenous Community Safety” DUDES Downtown Eastside Vancouver Native Mental Health. July 4, 2013.
B. Jacobs (2013) “Violence Against Women and Sisters In Spirit” Kanawayhitowin: Taking Care of Each Others Spirit Facilitator Training, Atlohsa Native Family Healing Services Inc. 24th Anniversary, London, Ontario. April 19, 2013
B. Jacobs (2013) “Violence Against Indigenous Women” Class Presentation, UBC Women in Comparative Perspective (200 Level) Professor Tal D Nitsan, UBC, Vancouver, BC., March 4, 2013
B. Jacobs, (2013) “Aboriginal Peoples and Democratic Politics”, Keynote Presentation, UBC Centre of Democratic Institutions and First Nations Studies Program, Vancouver, BC. March 1, 2013
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B. Jacobs and T. Porteous (2013) “Information about the violence against Indigenous women and the Indigenous Communities Safety Project” BC Opposition Women’s Caucus, Surrey, BC. February 16, 2013.
B. Jacobs (2013) “Violence Against Indigenous Women” Keynote Presentation, Aboriginal Justice Conference, Thompson Rivers University Law School, Kamloops BC. February 7, 2013.
B. Jacobs (2012) “Overview of Indigenous Communities Safety Project” BC Aboriginal Justice Strategy gathering at the Quw’utsun Cultural and Conference Centre, Duncan, BC. November 22, 2012
B. Jacobs (2012) “Collaborating for Community Safety: Developing a Community Safety Plan”, BC Aboriginal Child Care Society, Richmond BC November 10, 2012;
B. Jacobs (2012) “Restoring the Balance”, Keynote Presentation at the National Research Day, The FREDA Centre for Research on Violence against Women and Children, Vancouver, BC November 6, 2012;
B. Jacobs (2012) “Issues regarding high rates of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women”, Keynote Presentation for a class and community. Wilfred Laurier University, Brantford, ON October 10, 2012
B. Jacobs (2012) “Restoring Balance”, Keynote Presentation. Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, ON October 9, 2012
B. Jacobs (2012) “Restoring Balance”, Keynote Presentation to open the Sexual Violence Awareness Week in La Ronge, SK, September 24, 2012
B. Jacobs (2012) “Collaborating for Community Safety: Developing a Community Safety Plan”, First Nations Health Managers Conference, Vancouver, BC, September 20, 2012
B. Jacobs (2012) “Connections between Our Mother the Earth and Women”, Presentation in support of the Unist'ot'en Action Camp, Vancouver, BC July 30, 2012
B. Jacobs (2012) “Indigenous Women Resilience and Activism”, Amnesty International AGM, Vancouver, BC, July 15, 2012
B. Jacobs (2012) “Bringing Back the Balance”, Treaty 4 Education Conference, Key Note Address, Regina, SK, April 4, 2012
B. Jacobs (2012) “Implementing the UNDRIP in Education”, Treaty 4 Education Conference, Workshop, Regina, SK, April 4, 2012
B. Jacobs (2012) “Understanding the Root Cause of Violence in Indigenous Communities”, Keynote Presentation, Northwest Family Violence Awareness Conference hosted by the BC Ksan Society and the Terrace RCMP, Terrace, BC March 29, 2012
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B. Jacobs (2012) “Great Law of Peace - Our Way: Revitalizing Indigenous Law”, A Conference on The U.N. Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples And Indigenous Law-Making, March 22-24, 2012 Co-Sponsored By The Ariel F. Sallows Chair In Human Rights The Native Law Centre College Of Law, University Of Saskatchewan In Partnership With Oskayak School, Saskatoon
B. Jacobs (2012) co-presentation with Dr. Gabor Mate and Adrian Jacobs, “The Great Peace: Issues on the Return to an Aboriginal Pre-Colonial Family Milieu” The Early Years Conference 2012, The Development of Children’s Mental Health: How Do We Become Who We Are? UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education, Vancouver, BC February 3, 2012
B. Jacobs (2011) Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Presentation to Women`s Group, Joyce Murray, MP, Vancouver Quadra, November 10, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), Justice for Aboriginal People, First Nations Studies Program, University of British Columbia, November 3, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), “Reflecting on the Residential School Apology”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, November 1, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), The Relationship Between Seemingly Unrelated Events from Oka to Douglas Creek and the Missing and the Murdered Native Women’s Movement, Office of the Independent Police Review Director Workshop, Toronto, ON, October 21, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), “Building Decolonization Partnerships”, Canadian Urban Aboriginal Research, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, October 20, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), Families of SIS Vigil, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, ON, October 4, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), Families of Sisters in Spirit in Support of Walk4Justice, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, ON, September 19, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), “Grandmothers, Mothers and Families Fight for Justice”, Battered Women’s Support Services’ screening of Bajo Juárez - The City that Devours its Daughters, Vancouver, BC, September 8, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), “Wholistic Health includes the Healthy Environment”, 11th National Graduate Students Gathering, Regina, SK, June 26, 2011
B. Jacobs, D. Ritchie, G. Mulcahy (2011), “Sisters in Spirit”, All Our Sisters Conference, London, Ontario, May 10, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), “Support for Families of Sisters in Spirit”, Vigil and First Annual Fundraiser for Families of SIS, Ottawa, ON, April 29, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), “Indigenous Law”, Introduction to Legal Knowledge, First Year Course, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, April 11, 2011 ~ 23 ~
B. Jacobs (2011), “Importance of the Role of Aboriginal Women”, First Nations University of Canada, Saskatoon, SK, April 5, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), “Support to Aboriginal Students”, Bow Valley College, Calgary, AB, March 30, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), “Understanding Indigenous Education Systems”, Understanding Education Systems and Services Gathering, Marlborough Community Hall, Calgary, AB, March 28, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), “Culture, Language, and Traditional Knowledge. Importance of Cultural identity of Aboriginal students”, Bow Valley College, Calgary, AB, March 16, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), “Importance of Self”, Aboriginal Awareness Days, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, March 14, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), “Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women”, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, March 12, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), “Residential School Legacy: Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women”, The Hidden Legacy Conference, Winnipeg, MB, February 23, 2011
B. Jacobs (2011), “Violence Against Aboriginal Women”, Presentation to House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women, Vancouver, BC, January 18, 2011
B. Jacobs (2010), “Restoring the Balance”, UBC Continuing Studies, Speaker Series, Vancouver, BC, November 20, 2010
B. Jacobs (2010), “Diversity, Community and Human Rights”, Keynote Speaker, Building Bridges… Finding Common Ground: Celebrating Diversity in our Community, Lethbridge, Alberta, October 8, 2010
B. Jacobs (2010) Lethbridge Sisters in Spirit Vigil, Keynote Speaker, Aboriginal Council of Lethbridge, Alberta, October 4, 2010
B. Jacobs (2010) “Personal Experiences”, Invited Speaker, E.A.G.L.E. Circle Session, Sunrise Native Addiction Services, Calgary, AB, September 29, 2010
B. Jacobs (2010), “Resilience of Indigenous Women”, Invited Speaker, First Annual Cree Women's Gala and Awards Reception, Cree Women of Eeyou Istchee Association (CWEIA)" Val D’or, QC, September 18th, 2010
B. Jacobs (2010) “Wholistic Needs of Aboriginal Youth”, Keynote Speaker, United Way, Calgary, AB, August 25, 2010
B. Jacobs (2010) Panel Presentation on Issues affecting Aboriginal Women, Toronto, Ontario, April 16-18, 2010 ~ 24 ~
B. Jacobs (2010), “Strengths of Aboriginal Women”, University of Calgary Native Awareness Days, April 6, 2010
B. Jacobs (2010) “Environmental Justice on Indigenous Lands and Territories”, 2010 Graduate Student Research Symposium, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary, March 16, 2010
B. Jacobs (2010) “Restoring Health, Restoring Land”, Indigenous Earth: PRAXIS & TRANSFORMATION CONFERENCE: Revitalizing Indigenous knowledge & shaping a new approach to sustainability, Penticton, BC, March 9, 2010
B. Jacobs (2010) “Acknowledging Our Strengths” Keynote Address, Aboriginal Council of Lethbridge Conference, Lethbridge, AB, February 23, 2010
B. Jacobs (2010) “Reclaiming Our Way of Being”. ITEP, Onion Lake First Nation, SK, February 10, 2010
B. Jacobs (2009), “5th Anniversary of Amnesty International’s Stolen Sisters Report”, Keynote Presentation, Amnesty International, Ottawa, ON, October 5, 2009
B. Jacobs (2009), “Economic Development and Education of Aboriginal Women”, Council of Federations, Regina, SK, August 5, 2009
B. Jacobs (2009), “Role of Women”, Keynote Presentation, YWCA Annual Assembly, Lethbridge, AB, July, 2009
B. Jacobs (2009), “Aboriginal Women and Human Resources” Aboriginal Human Rights Council, Vancouver, BC, April 8, 2009
B. Jacobs (2009), “Sisters in Spirit initative”, Atwater Library, Montreal QC, March 17, 2009
B. Jacobs (2009), “History of Aboriginal Peoples and Impacts of Colonization on Aboriginal Women”, McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal QC March 16, 2009
B. Jacobs (2009), “Aboriginal Women and Diabetes”, National Aboriginal Diabetes Association Conference, Ottawa, ON March 16, 2009
B. Jacobs (2009), “Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women”, Missing Youth Conference, Hamilton, ON March 4, 2009
B. Jacobs (2009), “Aboriginal Women and the Education System”, CMEC Summit, Saskatoon, SK February 23-24, 2009
B. Jacobs (2009), “Human Rights Violations of Aboriginal Women”, Native Women’s Centre Ending Violence Summit, Hamilton, ON February 28, 2009
B. Jacobs (2009), “Can Centuries of Displacement and Extinguishment Yield to Honourable and ~ 25 ~
Peaceful Relations in Ontario (and the Rest of Canada) – Without Conflict and Coercion?”, Aboriginal Law Section of Ontario Bar Association’s Institute 2009, Toronto ON, February 3, 2009
B. Jacobs (2009), “Reclaiming Our Way of Being”, The College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, January 26, 2009
B. Jacobs (2009), “Reclaiming Our Way of Being”, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, January 16, 2009
B. Jacobs (2008), “HIV/AIDs, Aboriginal Women and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Women”, Wise Practices II: Living Knowledge Research and Capacity Building Conference, Toronto, ON, November 26, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Update on SIS, MRP and the Forgotten Voices of Aboriginal Women Incarcerated”, at 3rd Annual Conference, Under Our Wings: The Many Faces of Homelessness, Native Women’s Centre, Hamilton, ON , November 25, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Impacts of Colonization on Aboriginal Women”, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, November 5, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Aboriginal Women’s Human Rights”, Two Faces of Poverty Conference, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, November 3-4, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Sisters in Spirit”, 10th Annual International Women’s and Children’s Health Symposium (IWCH), Burlington, ON, October 17, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Empowerment of Aboriginal Women”, Keynote presentation at the West Coast Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), Victoria, BC, October 15, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Update on NWAC Priorities”, 9th Annual National Aboriginal Women in Leadership Training, Vancouver, BC, October 9, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Reclaiming Our Way of Being”, McGill University, Montreal, QC, October 6, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “History of Aboriginal Peoples and Colonization in Canada”, Aboriginal Justice Summer School Course for Crown Attorneys in Ontario, Orillia, ON September 8, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Personal Reflection”, Workforce Connection, Grand River Employment and Training Program, Six Nations Grand River Territory, August 11, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), Co-chairing National Aboriginal Women’s Summit II with Premier Floyd Roland of the Territorial Government of the Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT, July 25 – August 1, 2008
B. Jacobs, (2008), “Racialized and Sexualized Violence Against Aboriginal Women”, Northwestern Ontario Community Forum on Violence and Health, Dryden, ON, June 19, 2008 ~ 26 ~
B. Jacobs (2008), “Human Rights for Aboriginals: Is repealing Section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act the Solution?”, Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies Conference, Niagara College, Niagara, ON, June 16, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Respect Aboriginal Women; Impacts of Residential Schools”, Response to Prime Minister Harper’s Residential School Apology, House of Commons, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, ON, June 11, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women – National Elizabeth Fry Week”, The Elizabeth Fry Society of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, May 6-8, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Honouring the Missing Family Members”, 30th Anniversary of the First Nations University of Canada Pow Wow, Regina, SK, April 5-6, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Honouring Aboriginal Women’s Roles”, 2nd Annual Women of Strength and Distinction Banquet/Fashion Show, Regina, SK, April 3, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Update on Sisters in Spirit Initiative”, University of Western Ontario, London, ON April 2, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Sisters in Spirit initiative”, 3rd Annual Keeping the Fire: Circling Women from the Four Directions, Atlohsa Native Family Healing Services Inc., London, ON March 22, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Sisters in Spirit”, Minwaashin Lodge – The Aboriginal Women’s Support Centre Board/Staff Retreat, Ottawa, ON, March 21, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Experience of Aboriginal Women and Residential Schools”, University of Ottawa, Aboriginal Student Association, Ottawa, ON, March 18, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Sisters in Spirit”, 4th Annual Aboriginal Women’s Day Luncheon, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON March 13, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “What is Equality to an Aboriginal Woman?” Presentation in recognition of International Women’s Day at Gander Women’s Centre in Newfoundland to discuss the meaning of equality with respect to Aboriginal Women’s issues. March 10, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Aboriginal Women’s Priorities”, International Women’s Day round-table discussion hosted by the Governor General of Canada, Michaelle Jean, Native Canadian Centre, Toronto, March 8, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Aboriginal Women’s Health Issues”, National Working Summit on Aboriginal Health, Winnipeg MB, March 3-4, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Indigenous Women and Children and the Law”, University of Victoria Indigenous Law Club, Victoria, BC, February 25, 2008
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B. Jacobs (2008), “Advancing the Rights of Aboriginal Women in Canada”, Black Law Students’ Association of Canada’s 17th Annual National Conference ,Vancouver, BC. February 22, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”, Breakfast briefing with government opposition parties. Ottawa, ON, January 29, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Potential Partnership and Future Collaboration with NWAC” Presentation at the Pauktuutit Inuit Women’s Association AGA. Ottawa, ON, January 29, 2008 B. Jacobs (2008), “Human Rights in Action”, Presentation at the Powwow at the Grand Valley Women’s Correctional Institute in Kitchener, ON. January 24-26, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Role of Clanmothers and Haudenosaunee Confederacy Council”, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, ON, January 21, 2008
B. Jacobs (2008), “Update on NWAC Issues” Aboriginal Practical Nursing Program course Active Citizenship specifically for Aboriginal programs. Ohsweken, ON, January 8, 2008
B. Jacobs (2007), "SIS Research, Policy and Communications Activities , Assembly of First Nations Special Chief's Assembly, Ottawa, ON, December 13, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), "National Aboriginal Women's Summit: Communicating Outcomes" Yukon Aboriginal Women's Summits, Whitehorse, Yukon, Nov. 23 & 24, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Updates on NWAC’s Human Rights Issues”, Chains and Links Conference, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, November 1, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Update on Sisters in Spirit Initiative”, Aboriginal Policing Forum, Ottawa, ON, September 27-28, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Update of NWAC Priorities”, Keynote Presentation to the Niagara Chapter Native Women, Fort Erie, ON, August 10, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Follow up Discussions”, Council of Federation, Moncton, NB, August 7-8, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Various Issues of Violence Against Aboriginal Women”, 5th Intercontinental Meeting of Indigenous Women of the Americas. Kahnawake, QC. July 9-12, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Overrepresentation of Aboriginal Women in Prison in Canada; The impacts of Colonization on Aboriginal Women; and Sisters In Spirit Initiative”, Sisters Inside Conference. Darwin, Australia. June 24-July 4, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “National Aboriginal Women’s Summit”, Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, June 17- 22, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Reclaiming our Way of Being”, keynote presentation, Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, May 28, 2007 ~ 28 ~
B. Jacobs (2007), “Violence Against Aboriginal Women”, Panel presenter after the screening of the film, Finding Dawn, University of Saskatchewan, May 28, 2007.
B. Jacobs (2007), “Discussion of Finding Dawn NFB film” Panel presenter after the screening of the film, Finding Dawn at the Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 29, 2007. B. Jacobs (2007), “NACOSAR: Species at Risk, the Environment and the Species at Risk Act”, 4th Annual National Day of Healing and Reconciliation, Kahnawake Survival School. Kahnawake, QC. May 24, 25, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007) “Sisters in Spirit initiative and Violence Against Aboriginal Women, the impacts of colonization and urbanization” Side Event at United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, May 14, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007) “Inheritance Rights of Indigenous Women.” Panel held by the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI)’s training at United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, May 14, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Violence Against Aboriginal Women and Sisters In Spirit”, CUSO Conference. May 10, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Bill C44”, Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, ON, May 10, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Impacts of Colonization on Aboriginal Women and Indigenous Legal Traditions” Human Rights in Action Project with NWAC and CAEFS; advocacy and human rights training for federally sentenced women at Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge in Maple Creek and Edmonton Institute for Women, April 27 to May 4, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Effects of Bill C31, Impacts of Colonization Against Aboriginal Women, and NWAC’s Culturally Relevant Gender Based Analysis”, E-Dbendaagzijig First Nation Citizenship and Status Conference. Toronto, ON. April 16, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Violence against Aboriginal Women: Impacts of Colonization”, keynote speaker at Wahbung Abinoonjiiag Inc. fundraising event called “Wedding Days Gone By”. April 14, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Matrimonial Real Property on Reserve”, keynote speech at International Aboriginal Leadership Conference (Edmonton, Alberta), April 2 to April 4, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “The Importance of Addressing the The Struggles Of Colombia’s Indigenous Peoples” York University, Toronto, ON, March 16, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Celebration of Aboriginals in the Law”, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law with assistance from the Aboriginal Law Students Association. Windsor, ON. March 15, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Aboriginal women’s perspectives on significant issues affecting Aboriginal ~ 29 ~ peoples in Canada”, Canada Seminar. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. March 12, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “The Roots of Struggle for Dignity as Onkwehoweh”, Remembering the Past and the Future: Reclaiming the Roots of Feminist Resistance. Montreal University, Montreal, QC. March 10, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Sisters in Spirit” invitation by Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) to the UN’s 51st Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Screening of the film “Finding Dawn”, United Nations, NYC, New York, March 5, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Economic Security of Sr. Women”, The House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women Canada, Ottawa. February 20, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “NWAC Priorities” Federal Government’s Pre-Budget Roundtable, Ottawa, ON, February 20, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Sexual Exploitation of Aboriginal Children” , Senator Dallaire’s Committee Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Ottawa, February 19, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Honouring Aboriginal Women”, The 16th Annual Women’s Memorial March, Vancouver, BC, February 14, 2007
B. Jacobs (2007), “Women’s Roles in Traditional Indigenous Laws and Government, specifically with reference to NWAC intervention on Sawridge, SIS Initiative and MRP”, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON. January 17, 2007
B. Jacobs (2006), “NWAC’s Monitoring Progress and Moving Forward”, National Summit on Aboriginal Health (NSAH), Vancouver BC, November 27 & 28, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Aboriginal Women of Influence”, ONWA 2006 Annual General Assembly, Thunder Bay, ON, November 26, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Aboriginal Women and Justice, Violence and Poverty”, keynote speaker at NL Provincial Aboriginal Women’s Conference, The Good Life for Aboriginal Women: Moving Forward, Building Strength Stephensville, NL, November 24, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Indigenous Women as Stewards of the Land and Environment” International Forum On Globalization, NYC, New York, November 18, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Violence Against Aboriginal Women”, Mothers of Our Nations Video Presentation hosted by Dr. Dawn Martin-Hill, Indigenous Studies Program McMaster University, Hamilton ON, November 16, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Sisters In Spirit Initiative”, Connecting to the Past…to Heal the Future Conference hosted by McMaster U, and Native Women’s Shelter, Hamilton ON, November 16, 2006
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B. Jacobs (2006), “Impacts of Tough on Crime Legislation on Aboriginal Women”, invited to sit on a panel entitled Targeting Crime Doing Time , Ottawa, ON, November 14, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “NWAC’s Role in Promoting Human Rights Issues in Canada and Internationally”, invite by Vicky Tauli Corpus (Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and Fellow at University of Toronto) Indigenous Women & Feminism: Challenges and Opportunities, Centre for Women’s Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, November 13, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “NWAC’s Partnerships to Build SIS” Re-Envisioning Relationships Conference, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, November 3, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Sisters in Spirit”, 7th Warrior Women Conference, Vancouver, BC October 26- 28, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Stolen Sisters”, keynote speaker at Amnesty International 2nd Year Anniversary Second Year of Stolen Sisters, Vancouver, BC, October 24, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “A Vision or Strategy”, Indigenous Bar Association & College of Law – Conference, “Making Aboriginal Policy: A Conference Ten Years after the Final Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP)”, Saskatoon, SK, October 21, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Update on MRP”, Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, ON, October 20, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Bill C-31” Women’s History Month, Carlton University, Ottawa, ON, October 17, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Sisters in Spirit”, 1st Annual Sisters In Spirit Vigil, Ottawa, ON October 4, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Sisters in Spirit”, keynote speaker at Building International Sisterhood – National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), Ottawa, ON, October 2, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006) “Respecting All Women”. At Husking Time – An Iroquoian Perspective to Healing and Wellness. Chiefswood National Historic Site, Brantford ON
B. Jacobs (2006), “Self Determination and the Role of Indigenous Women”, Side Event held by MADRE on Violence Against Indigenous Women. United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, NYC, New York, August 26-27, 2006
B. Jacobs and A.Williams (2006), “Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women: Applying Gender Based Analysis Within A Culturally Relevant Paradigm”, Sixth International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations. 2006 Theme: Human Rights, Diversity and Social Justice, New Orleans, USA. June 12-15, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “NWAC Priorities”, Council of Federations Meeting (Premier’s Meeting) Corner ~ 31 ~
Brook NL, July, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Matrimonial Real Property on Reserve”, House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women Canada. June 6, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “National Aboriginal Women’s Summit”, Western and Northern Premiers Summit in Gimli, Manitoba, in May-06
B. Jacobs (2006), “Sisters in Spirit Awareness and Action Planning”, The Highway of Tears Symposium, Prince George, BC, March 30, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006) “Culturally Relevant Gender Based Analysis and Sisters in Spirit” Aboriginal Policy and Research Conference, Ottawa, ON, March 21-22, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Justice from the Indigenous women’s perspective” Justice for Indigenous Women Conference, Trent University, Peterborough ON, March 4, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Honouring and Remembering the Lives of Missing and Murdered Women from the DTES in Vancouver, BC”, 16th Annual Women’s Memorial March, Vancouver, BC, February 14, 2006
B. Jacobs (2006), “Remaining Connected to Aboriginal Community”, National Aboriginal Organization Support Mechanism Panel, Committee for the Advancement of Native Employment (CANE), Ottawa, ON, January 16, 2006
B. Jacobs (2005), “NWAC’s Priorities” First Ministers Meeting (FMM), Kelowna, BC, November 24 and 25, 2005
B. Jacobs (2005), “Aboriginal Women and Leadership”, State of Oregon University Tour. Portland, Salem, and Eugene, Oregon. November 19-20, 2005
B. Jacobs (2005), “Sisters In Spirit Initiative” RCMP Aboriginal Policing Program. November 19- 20, 2005
B. Jacobs (2005), “Seeking Equality for Indigenous Women: Addressing Gendered and Racialized Violence”, Racial Violence and the Colour of the New World Order, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, April 1, 2005
B. Jacobs (2004), “Current Native Women's Association of Canada Issues”, University of Ottawa, Law School.
B. Jacobs (2004), “Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada”, Panel Presentation entitled "Who Killed Her?", Consejo Sami Maya, Chimaltinango and Guatemala City, Guatemala
B. Jacobs (2002), “Aboriginal Rights Issues”, Zonta International, Stratford, Ontario. October, 2002
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B. Jacobs (2002), “Self-Government”, Native Women’s Association of Canada Annual General Assembly, August 31, 2002
B. Jacobs (2002), “Residential School Issues”, York University, School of Social Work. Toronto, ON, May 21, 2002
B. Jacobs (2002), “Women’s Roles in Haudenosaunee Culture” St. Thomas University, Native Awareness Days, Fredericton, NB, March, 2002
B. Jacobs (2001) “Six Nations Confederacy and the Two Row Wampum Belt”, University of Alberta, Aboriginal Law Students Association Aboriginal Awareness Week, Edmonton, AB, February 6, 2001
B. Jacobs (2000) “Women’s Roles in Haudenosaunee Culture”, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB, Native Studies Dept. Prof. Andrea Bear Nicholas, October, 2000
B. Jacobs (2000) “Haudenosaunee Culture and the Affects of Colonization”, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB, Native Studies Dept., Prof. Sheldon Cardinal, October, 2000
B. Jacobs (2000) “Women’s Roles in Haudenosaunee Culture”, Univeristy of Saskatchewan, ITEP Program and Native Studies, Prof. Denise McConney, June 15, 2000
B. Jacobs (2000) “Aboriginal Rights and Treaty Rights”, Encounter Canada Conference, McLaughlin College and Vanier College, York University, March 2, 2000
B. Jacobs, (1999) “Effects of Law on Aboriginal People”, University of Toronto, Drama Department, Dr. Gerd Hauck, November 25, 1999
B. Jacobs, (1999) “Self-Determination for Aboriginal People in Canada”, The Phyllis Clark Memorial Lecture, The Ryerson Department of Politics, Toronto, Ontario, March 24, 1999
B. Jacobs, (1999) “Haudenosaunee Culture”, Trent University, Dr. Mark Dockstator, March, 1999.
B. Jacobs, (1998) “Haudenosaunee Culture”, University of Waterloo, Jean Becker, Guelph, Ontario
B. Jacobs, (1998) “Aboriginal Self-government”, Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, Dr. Janet Lum, Toronto, Ontario. March, 1998.
B. Jacobs, (1997) “Women’s Mind - Godi’nigoha”, Woodland Indian Cultural Centre, Brantford, Ontario. April, 1997.
B. Jacobs, (1997) “OFIFC Courtwork Program”, Osgoode Hall Law School, Intensive Program for Lands, Resources and First Nations Governments, Professor Shin Imai. January 14, 1997.
B. Jacobs, (1996) Gaweniyo/Kawennio Highschool, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario
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B. Jacobs, (1995) “Traditional Indian Governments”, Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Professor Sheldon Cardinal. October, 1995;
B. Jacobs, (1995) “Cultural Identity” University of Saskachewan, Native Studies Department, Native Literature Course, Professor Tracey Lindberg. October, 1995
B. Jacobs, (1994) “Role of Traditional Iroquoian Women in Today’s Society”, University of Saskatchewan, Native Studies Department, Professor Miriam McNab.
B. Jacobs, (1993) “Aboriginal Justice”, University of Windsor, First Year Legal Process Course, Professor Brian Mazer. November, 1993.
B. Jacobs, (1992) “Charlottetown Accord”, University of Detroit Mercy Law School (with 15 minutes notice and preparation)
B. Jacobs, (1992) “Aboriginal Issues”, University of Windsor, Introduction to Law. March, 1993.
INTERNATIONAL WORK
Eighteenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, panel participant at two Side Events: 1). Ohneganos (Water is Life): Haudenosaunee Ecological Knowledge, Training and Co-creation of Indigenous Water Quality tools and 2) The Doctrine of Discovery and Colonial Terrorism: A Dialogue Between Sovereign Women, Weaving Indigenous Truths through Time and Space, UNPFII, New York City, NY, April 22 – May 3, 2019
Trilateral Side Event on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls (Canada, United States and Mexico), “Eliminating Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls Through Empowerment” at the 16th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, New York, New York, April 24, 2017.
North America Indigenous Peoples Caucus Preparatory Meeting for the Ninth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Appointed as Rapporteur, Alexis First Nation, Alberta, March 6 -7, 2010
Eighth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, participation at Indigenous Women’s Caucus, Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus and made various interventions at the UNPFII, New York City, NY, May 14-22, 2009
V Summit of the Americas, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Dialogue with Ministers of Foreign Affairs, April 17, 2009
Indigenous Leaders Summit of the Americas, Co-Chaired Meeting with Grand Chief Ed John and Panama Leader Hector Huertas, Panama City, Panama, April 14-16, 2009 North America Indigenous Peoples Caucus Preparatory Meeting for the Eighth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Appointed as Co-Chair, Window Rock, Arizona March 13-14, 2009 ~ 34 ~
Exchange with Indigenous women of Colombia and partnership with the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) and Inter Pares. Bogota, Colombia; Popoyan, Colombia; Arauca, Colombia; November 29 – December 10, 2008
Eleventh Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus of the Working Group to prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples organized by the Organization of American States, Washington, DC, April 12-17, 2008
North America Indigenous Peoples Caucus Preparatory Meeting for the Seventh Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Vancouver, BC, February 22-23, 2008
Sisters Inside Conference, invited to present on the over-representation of Aboriginal Women in Prison in Canada, the impacts of Colonization on Aboriginal Women, and Sisters In Spirit Initiative”, Darwin, Australia. June 24-July 4, 2007
United Nations General Assembly, Adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, New York, New York, June, 2007
Sixth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Various interventions at Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus, Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus; Presented at various side events and panels. All the interventions made are available online at http://www.docip.org/Permanent%20Forum/pf07/Statements07.html. May 13 to May 22, 2007 North American Indigenous Peoples Caucus Preparatory Meeting for the Sixth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Minneapolis, MN March, 2007 United Nations Expert Meeting on Urban Aboriginal Peoples and Migration, Santiago, Chile, March 2007
Canadian Delegation to the UN’s 51st Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and panel presentation following the screening of the film “Finding Dawn”, United Nations, March 5, 2007, NYC, New York.
The International Forum on Globalization Teach-In: Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance to Economic Globalization, NYC, New York, November 18, 2006. The purpose of this event workshop was for Indigenous people to share their international experiences from their respective global regions such as Canada, United States, Bolivia, Philippines, Brazil, Australia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and Kenya.
The University of Ulster/INCORE research units hosted a two day ‘good practice’ showcasing the best practice in international community relations. The focus of the seminars were not to look at the what and where of violence against Aboriginal women but rather to highlight successful strategies such as the Sisters in Spirit initiative. Minority Communications in Action, Northern Ireland, September 3-10, 2006
International Mission of Verification (IVM) defending the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia. The purpose of this mission was to make visible the extremely disturbing Humanitarian crisis situation in the Indigenous regions of Colombia. The objective was to engage in direct dialogue with the people most impacted to determine high priority cases, define public ~ 35 ~ policies and plans of action, look at means of resistance and develop cooperation, support and commitments that will have a politically affect on an international scope. Recommendations and proposals will be developed from verified accounts of violations and attacks. The four regions that the IVM visited allowed the Indigenous people to bring forward their accounts of violations and attacks: massacres, kidnappings, forced disappearance, sex slavery, rape, fumigation, risks of distinction, loss of territory, destruction from megaproject, etc. The parallels to the current situation of Indigenous peoples in North America are striking. Indigenous National Organization of Columbia (ONIC), Colombia, September 19 – 29, 2006
Fifth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Various interventions at the regional Indigenous Women’s Caucus, global Indigenous Women’s Caucus. Presentations at various side events held by MADRE on Violence Against Indigenous Women, by Quebec Native Women Inc on Self Determination and the Role of Indigenous Women and by the Native Women’s Association of Canada on the Sisters in Spirit initiative, New York, New York, May, 2006
International Cross Borders Security Summit, Akwesasne of Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, St. Regis Mohawk; Assembly of First Nations; National Congress of American Indians. Issue: Border Crossing - An Aboriginal Rights Issue Cornwall ON, March 17-18, 2006
Assembly of First Nations, Partnership with the Canadian Jewish Council to tour various points of interest in Israel; visit to Holocaust Museum to learn of the human rights violations that occurred to the Jewish Peoples during the Holocaust, February 16-23, 2006
United Nations Regional Consultations on Women and the Right to Adequate Housing in North America, Organizational Submission to the UN Regional Consultation on The Right to Adequate Housing). This event was designed to provide an unprecedented opportunity to promote the right of women and their families to adequate and equal housing, both nationally and internationally. I participated in the United Nations Regional Consultations on Women and the Right to Adequate Housing in North America as trainer and panelist. My presentation in the role of trainer focused on the use of international human rights laws and to raise public awareness of issues pertaining to Aboriginal women’s housing rights and to other rights in Canada. Washington, DC.
UN Climate Change Conference held in Montreal, December 7 – 8, 2006
IV Continental Meeting of Indigenous Women in Lima, Peru, 2004
Fourth Session of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII) - made two interventions, NYC, May, 2004
MEDIA INTERVIEWS
Danish Newspaper, Amalie Schroll Munkre: MMIWG, November 20, 2019
CBC National, Response to National Inquiry on MMIWG Report, Calgary, June 3, 2019
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106.5 Element Radio Station, Response to Order of Canada, Toronto, May 29, 2019
Jessica Murphy, BBC, MMIWG, April 15, 2019
Hundreds of media interviews between 2004 - 2018
STUDENT INTERVIEWS
Lisa Menke, (2019) Faculty of Humanities Theses, (Master thesis) “What Strikes a Chord?- The Construction of Resonance in Collective Action Frames on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada”
Kevin Berk, GLEIR – finding Indigenous peoples working on Water issues
OTHER INTERVIEWS
Great Lakes Sustainability Indicators Re Indigenous Peoples and Water Expertise
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
Building Renovation Committee, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, January 2019 to present
Dual JD Executive Committee, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, January 2019 to August 2019
Affiliated Researcher, Health Research Centre for the Study of Violence Against Women, University of Windsor, August 2018 to September 2019
Truth and Reconciliation Steering Committee, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, September 2018 to August 2019
Research Committee, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, September 2018 to August 2019
Appointments Committee, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, September 2018 to August 2019
Academic Advisory Committee, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, September 2017 to August 2018
MSW/JD Admission/Advisory Committee, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, September 2017 to August, 2018
Nominating Committee, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, September 2017 to August 2018
Community Co-Chair, McMaster University Indigenous Education Council, 2016 - 2017 ~ 37 ~
Member of Policy Review Committee, Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, 1994-1995
Member of 1993 Native Sub-Committee of Admissions, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor.
Student Liaison for Native Students Academic Program, 92/93.
Chairperson of First Nations Law Students Society, University of Windsor. 1991-93.
Member of 1992 Admissions Committee, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor.
APPOINTMENTS, COMMITTEES AND VOLUNTEER WORK
Windsor Law Centre for Cities Affiliate. Community engagement on the law and policy of cities September 2019 - present
Member of Cities and Climate Action Advisory Committee. The Cities and Climate Action Forum supports meaningful, inclusive municipal climate across Canada and beyond.
World Indigenous Law Conference November 18-21 2018, Conference Organizer/Planner/Presenter, Windsor, ON, August 2017 to November 2018.
LEAF Case Committee, 2015 to present
Federal Court Aboriginal Law Liaison Committee, Appointment by Justice Roger Lefreniere, (December, 2017 to present)
Save the Children Canada Indigenous Advisory Circle Member (October 3, 2014 to present)
Judicial Advisory Council, Appointment by Federal Minister of Justice (July, 2017 to June, 2018)
Walking With Our Sisters Six Nations Vamp Exhibit (November 14 – December 1, 2017) Planning Committee, Volunteer and Presenter
National Committee on Services for Aboriginal Women (NCWAS) for Corrections Service Canada (June, 2012 to October, 2016)
Kekunwemkonawuk (Keepers of the Vision) Healing Lodge Committee Member (June 29, 2011 to October 2016)
National Aboriginal Advisory Council to Corrections Service Canada, appointed as a Member (October, 2008 to October, 2016)
National Aboriginal Council on Species at Risk (NACOSAR), appointed as a Member by the federal Minister of Environment (April 2008 to April, 2010) ~ 38 ~
National Aboriginal Council on Species at Risk (NACOSAR), appointed by the federal Minister of Environment as a member; appointed by NACOSAR members to sit at Chairperson (September, 2006 to April, 2008)
National Board Member, END Abuse Canada
Advisory Board Member to The Bias Free Cooperative, Inc. www.biasfree.org
Mushhole Survivors Group, Assisted at meetings and was appointed Treasurer for a brief time during the years 1997-2000, Six Nations Reserve, Ohsweken, Ontario
Member of Board of Directors, Gaweniyo/Kawennio Highschool, Six Nations Reserve, Ohsweken, Ontario 1999-2000
Chairperson of Parent Planning Council, Gaweniyo/Kawennio Highschool, Six Nations Reserve, Ohsweken, Ontario, 1999-2000
Community Legal Aid, University of Windsor, 1992-93
NOMINATIONS
February, 2019: Dean, Bora Laskin Law School, Thunder Bay, ON
September, 2018: Nomination for Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada
August, 2018: Nominated as a Board Member to The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) which reports annually to Parliament and is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors that is composed of 13 members. According to the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act, the Board Chairperson and up to four other directors are appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister of Health.
June, 2018: Nominated by Mohawk College, Hamilton ON for the 2018 Premier’s Award.
RESEARCH AWARDS
SSHRC Connection Grant, “Indigenous Spirituality and Religious Freedom” Author Workshop and Publication with University of Toronto Press, Professor Richard Moon, Professor Jeffery Hewitt and Professor Beverley Jacobs, Total Amount of Grant: $20,662.
Indigenous Community Co-PI, Ohneganos – Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, Training and Co- creation of Mixed Method Tools with Principal PI, Dr. Dawn Martin-Hill, McMaster University, September 2018 to present
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Zonta International Centennial Award, Buffalo, NY, September 27, 2019
Mohawk College Alumni of Distinction Award, Hamilton, ON October 25, 2018.
Member of the Order of Canada, Ottawa, ON June 29, 2018.
Mohawk College Distinguished Fellow – Adjunct Professor, Hamilton, ON June 21, 2018.
University of Windsor, Office of Human Rights, Equity & Accessibility, Human Rights and Social Justice Award, Windsor, ON, October, 2017
Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and Rule of Law, Germany & France, December 1, 2016. "In order to improve the protection of human rights worldwide, we need brave and active individuals who denounce shortcomings in their countries and stand up for these rights. We want to honour the work of these women and men, who demonstrate great civic courage and face significant personal risks as a result of their commitment, by awarding the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law."
Esquao Award, Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women, May 1, 2010.
2008 Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case in recognition of outstanding contribution to promoting equality for women in Canada. November, 2008
Canadian Voice of Women for Peace Award from the Canadian Department of Peace Initiative, and Civilian Peace Service Canada, October 2008; honoured as one of 50 women in Canada whose work and dedication has helped to further a culture of peace in Canada
SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, University of Calgary, $4,000.00, February, 2017
Whisper n Thunder Winds Scholarship, Whisper n Thunder Inc., PO Box 10891, Glendale, AZ 85318. $500.00. June 2013
Captain Nichola K.S. Goddard Memorial Graduate Scholarship, University of Calgary, $3,400.00. September 2012 – December 2012
The Gail Valaskakis Memorial Bursary via the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, $5,200.00. 2010/11
Alberta Network Environments for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR) Graduate Funding, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. 2009-2011 ($40,000.00)
National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, Financial Educational Award, $4,000.00. 2009/10
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University of Saskatchewan, College of Law Scholarship, Graduate Studies Committee, College of Law, September 1994-96.
Whiteside Award, 1994, University of Windsor, recognition of extra-curricular activities and contributing to the student body at the Faculty of Law.
Incentive Award, received from the Grand River Post Secondary Education Committee, Six Nations Reserve, Ohsweken, Ontario, 1993.
Roger Carter Scholarship, Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan, December, 1992.
Philip J. Coulter Memorial Bursary received from the University of Windsor, December, 1992.
Ruby C. Sears Smith Memorial Scholarship received from the Six Nations Band Council, October, 1992.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Justice Institute of BC, An Introduction to Aboriginal Land-Based Focusing-Oriented Intergenerational Therapy, November 29, 2012