Jean Teillet | |
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| Born | 1953[1] St Vital, Winnipeg, Canada[2] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | York University, University of Toronto |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, author |
| Relatives | Louis Riel (great-granduncle),Roger Teillet (uncle) |
Jean Teillet is a Canadian retired lawyer and author ofMétis descent. Her legal work has specialised in Métis and First Nations land rights in Canada.
Teillet is Counsel Emeritus at the Canadian law firm Pape Salter Teillet having retired from legal practice in January 2024.[3]
Teillet received her LL.B and LL.M from theUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Law.[3]
Teillet was a founder of theMétis Nation of Ontario. Teillet was a lead counsel regarding theR v Powley definingMétisAboriginal rights.[4]
In 2019, Teillet wrote history of the Métis people calledThe North-West Is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel's People, the Métis Nation.[5][6] The book won theCarol Shields Winnipeg Book Award at the2020 Manitoba Book Awards.[7]
In October 2022, Teillet wrote a report commissioned byUniversity of Saskatchewan entitledIndigenous Identity Fraud following a controversy regarding the Indgienous identity of one of their faculty (Carrie Bourassa).[8]
In April 2023, Teillet suggested that institutions should have policies to check identity when people claim Indigenous rights.[9] August 2023, Teillet criticized the candidate vetting processes by major political parties in Canada regarding Indigenous identity claims.[10]
Teillet is the great-grandniece ofLouis Riel, a political leader of the Métis people.[11]
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