Rebeca Macias Gimenez

Assistant Professor @UAlbertalaw. Research focus on Indigenous peoples and environmental governance. (She/her)

[Rebeca Macias Gimenez @RebecaMGimenez]

My article “cumulative rights infringement in BC Treaty 8: the need for a renewed environmental decision-making framework under Treaty law” was just published by @UBCLawReview 🎉 https://t.co/pDsT8m5Tnq

[Rebeca Macias Gimenez @RebecaMGimenez]

Not just a boy, Samson Cree First Nation boy! Let’s make that clear. https://t.co/h3JVfyYUz5

[Rebeca Macias Gimenez @RebecaMGimenez]

“For over a century, the Crown has shown itself to be a patently unreliable and untrustworthy treaty partner in relation to the augmentation promise. It has lost the moral authority to simply say ‘trust us’” (Ontario v Restoule, 2024 SCC)

[Rebeca Macias Gimenez @RebecaMGimenez]

I’m back home after a week of land-based and community engaged research at #WestMoberlyFirstMations and #SaulteauFirstNations. Better of all: my 11yo came with me this time! We’re both inspired for the school year to come

[Rebeca Macias Gimenez @RebecaMGimenez]

@GodwinDzah @CUP_Law Congratulations!!! What an accomplishment! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[Rebeca Macias Gimenez @RebecaMGimenez]

Habemus Law Dean! Welcome @FionaK_LLSDean! We’re so excited to have you join us at @UAlbertaLaw

[University of Alberta Faculty of Law @UAlbertaLaw]

Fiona Kelly has been named the new dean of #UAlbertaLaw! She begins her five-year term on July 1.

Since February 2020, Fiona has been dean of the La Trobe University Law School in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to her role as dean, Fiona was the school’s associate dean (Research and Industry Engagement) and was previously an associate professor at the University of British Columbia’s Peter A. Allard School of Law. She holds a BA and an LLB from the University of Melbourne and received her LLM and PhD from the University of British Columbia.

In her new role as dean of the Faculty of Law, Fiona will leverage a decade of administrative leadership and her extensive experience in delivering high-quality teaching and learning, research, Indigenous and EDI initiatives, and external engagement.

Read more: https://t.co/beN95NF45P

[Rebeca Macias Gimenez @RebecaMGimenez]

@davevwright @UCalgaryLaw @robert_rch You guys are so cool! 😎

[Rebeca Macias Gimenez @RebecaMGimenez]

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[ABlawg @ABlawg]

New Post: An Open Letter Regarding the Response to Recent Protests at the Universities of Alberta and Calgary

https://t.co/jPOXKn85nF

[University of Alberta Faculty of Law @UAlbertaLaw]

Three legal scholars are poised to deepen and expand the research and teaching expertise at #UAlbertaLaw in their new positions as assistant professors.

Caylee Hong, Angela Lee and Adebayo Majekolagbe bring valuable expertise to both their students and the research community at the U of A in these new roles.

Hong is an anthropologist and lawyer with a focus on corporate law, bankruptcy and insolvency, infrastructure and the environment. Lee’s areas of interest and expertise include food and tech law, among others. Meanwhile, Majekolagbe has a wealth of knowledge in climate change, constitutional and international business law.

Read more: https://t.co/krbpwarCLl

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

Today is National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Awareness Day, also known as Red Dress Day. This date was chosen to honor the life of Hanna Harris (Northern Cheyenne), who was murdered in July 2013 and would have turned 32 today.

“This is a day to honor the women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people affected by the genocide that’s been ongoing since 1492,” said journalist and activist Brandi Morin. And for her, it’s impossible to separate gender-based violence from the environment—and the fight for a healthier planet. “This violence is intrinsically connected to the land. Survivors are on the forefront of the fight for the land, because they know what it’s like not to give consent.”

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No more stolen sisters!

#RedDressDay #MMIW #MMIP #NoMoreStolenSisters

[Rebeca Macias Gimenez @RebecaMGimenez]

@TamaraPearl5 Congrats, Tamara!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[Rebeca Macias Gimenez @RebecaMGimenez]

@ButNotTheCity Congrats!!! Looking good!

[University of Alberta Faculty of Law @UAlbertaLaw]

A #UAlbertaLaw alumnus & a current second-year student will be heading to Canada’s highest court! Based on their exceptional academic & extra-curricular achievements to date, Trevor Sullivan, ‘23 JD, & Chiara Concini, ‘25 JD, have been offered clerkships with the Supreme Court of Canada, starting in August 2025.

Congratulations, Trevor & Chiara!

Read more: https://t.co/3YkGChokwA

[Rebeca Macias Gimenez @RebecaMGimenez]

Huge milestone agreement. Congratulations to the Haida Nation! https://t.co/tN7CQ6lj5M

[Rebeca Macias Gimenez @RebecaMGimenez]

My new article on the Canadian Journal of Law and Society.

[Cambridge University Press - Law @CUP_Law]

The 1988 Brazilian Constitution recognized Indigenous peoples’ rights to lands and their natural resources, according to their traditions, uses, beliefs, and practices. But this has not impeded governments and lawmakers from enabling extractive activities: https://t.co/IJLlmtKVnq