wendy parkes

professor parkes’ teaching has focused on indigenous law and mentoring of indigenous 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . at lakehead she has taught a course on aboriginal law in the canadian north. she taught for four years at the university of saskatchewan’s native law centre summer program, and in the first year of the nunavut law program, based in iqaluit. she has also tutored inuit 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 at nunavut sivuniksavut, a program for inuit youth transitioning to higher education.

following graduation from law school, professor parkes practiced civil litigation and corporate law with the ottawa law firm of mcfarlane lepsoe. she appeared in legal proceedings at small claims court, the ontario superior court of justice, the federal court of canada and the ontario landlord and tenant board.

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prior to law school, professor parkes was a policy advisor with the federal government on indigenous, northern and environmental issues.