Assistant Professor Hadley Friedland promoted to Associate Professor

Hadley Friedland, an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law, has been promoted to Associate Professor, with tenure.

"I am honoured to reach this career milestone here and am so grateful for the tremendous support for my work in this Faculty, as well as the mentorship, warmth and collegiality from so many excellent colleagues," said Friedland.

Friedland joined the Faculty as a visiting assistant professor in 2016 and as full-time member in 2017. Her research focuses on Indigenous law, Aboriginal law, family law and child welfare law, and on criminal justice and therapeutic jurisprudence.

She has published numerous articles and collaborated to produce accessible Indigenous legal resources for Indigenous communities, legal professionals and the general public. She is author of the book, The Wetiko (Windigo) Legal Principles: Cree and Anishinabek Responses to Violence and Victimization, (University of Toronto Press, 2018.)

Friedland is the co-founder (with Dr. Shalene Jobin of the Faculty of Native Studies) of the Wahkohtowin Law and Governance Lodge, an interdisciplinary initiative developed to uphold Indigenous law and governance through supporting community-led research. Previously, she was the co-founder, with Dr. Val Napoleon, of the Indigenous Law Research Unit (ILRU) at the University of Victoria Faculty of Law.

Friedland holds a Child and Youth Care diploma (with distinction) from MacEwan University, an LLB from the University of Victoria, and an LLM and PhD from the University of Alberta. She received the SSHRC Vanier Scholarship and the inaugural SSHRC Impact Talent Award, as well as the Governor General's Gold Medal for her graduate work.

Her promotion to Associate Professor is effective July 1, 2021