Gordon Christie, University of British Columbia

Research

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Aboriginal and Indigenous law Jurisprudence, legal theory, and critical studies Tort law

Latest funding

Sustainable water governance and indigenous law
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$2,492,346
Peuples autochtones et gouvernance
SSHRC · 2005 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000
Treaty eight governance project
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$218,889

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Sustainable water governance and indigenous law

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Grants

Keywords: community-based research; water governance; indigenous law; political ecology; resource governance; Northern Canada; Western Canada

$2,492,346

Peuples autochtones et gouvernance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2005Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Noreau, Pierre

Keywords: peuples autochtones; gouvernance; autonomie gouvernementale; droit autochtone; colonialisme; fédéralisme; sociétés et cultures autochtones; vie associative; entrepreneurship; citoyenneté; reconnaissance; interdisciplinarité; droit constitutionnel

$2,500,000

Treaty eight governance project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Aboriginal Research

Principal investigators: Christie, Gordon

Keywords: customary laws; legal order; governance; conflict management; consensus building

$218,889

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Aboriginal and Indigenous law Dear Professor Christie, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on aboriginal and indigenous law connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]