Lindsay Borrows
About
Lindsay Borrows’ research focuses on revitalizing Indigenous legal traditions, drawing on sources such as stories, songs, ceremony, dances, language, treaties and art. Through community-engaged collaborations, she examines how Indigenous laws are being applied to contemporary environmental issues, including climate change and biodiversity loss.
These research partnerships support the creation of contemporary Indigenous legal instruments, such as written laws, constitution songs, or rights-of-nature declarations. She also studies a distinctive method common in Indigenous practices: reasoning in relation to the more-than-human world as a way of understanding legal precedent. This approach understands the Earth as a living legal relation, and offers alternative and innovative ways to deliberate, make decisions and resolve disputes.
Awards
- Kingston Young Professionals 40 Under 40 Award, Kingston Economic Development Corporation, 2025
Relevant Publications
- Borrows, L. & Eisen, E. (2025). Introduction: Our More-than-Human Constitutions. Review of Constitutional Studies, (29)2, 173-208.
- Borrows, L. (2024). Learning, living and teaching Anishinaabe law: A tribute to Jean Borrows. Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, 35(2), 214-234.
- Borrows, L. (2018) Otter's journey through Indigenous language and law. University of British Columbia Press.