In 2017, four University of Windsor (U of W) Law students worked with Pro Bono Students Canada and Legal Assistance of Windsor (LAW) and did research on whether two Ipperwash Inquiry recommendations were implemented. They completed a final report in March 2018. In the Fall of 2018, Lyndon George, one of the Indigenous Justice Coordinators in Ontario and a family member of the late Dudley George, and the Director of LAW approached U of W Law Professor, Dr. Beverly Jacobs to seek her assistance in continuing the Ipperwash Inquiry research. Dr. Jacobs began a Supervised Research Project with Stephanie Pangowish in the Fall 2019. Instructor and student met with the family of the late Dudley George about the importance of developing a good relationship between the legal researchers, the family and the community involved in the research. The family advised as to the next steps in the research. The intention of this presentation would be to describe the good relations that was required to be developed prior to working with the family as well as maintaining a good relationship throughout the research and reporting stages. The question to be answered is “How do academic researchers maintain and nurture an on-going trusting relationship between the family, community, and the law school?” Dr. Beverly Jacobs and Stephanie Pangowish will present their Indigenous legal research methodologies that guided their research and their relationships.

Authors:
Stephanie Pangowish, York University Osgoode Hall, Canada
Beverly Jacobs, University of Windsor, Canada

About the Presenter(s)
Ms Stephanie Pangowish is a University Postdoctoral Fellow or Instructor at University of Windsor in Canada

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