NATIVE LAW CENTER REVIEW:
TERMS OF REFERENCE
(2013)
The scope of the review must focus, clarify, and define for the future the meaning of the Native Law Centre
(NLC) as a department of the College of Law. At a minimum, the following four separate components should
be involved in the review:
1. The present status and future aspirations of the NLC’s research and publishing capacity, taking into
account that the Centre is addressed to external partnerships with Aboriginal peoples to frame and
animate knowledge creation, dissemination, and impact.
2. The future academic or teaching role of the NLC for various students in the university, especially for
law students.
3. The relationship of the Program of Legal Studies for Native Peoples (PLSNP) to the College of Law.
4. The various components of the NLC that can benefit the rest of the university’s Aboriginal engagement
priorities as described in the University’s plans and foundational documents.
As a complement to this exercise, the reviewers will review and make observations and recommendations with
respect to:
1. Administrative structure and day-to-day administration of the NLC
2. Relationship between the NLC and the College of Law:
a. Structural relationship (governance, reporting, etc.)
b. Day-to-day interactions and relationship
c. Contributions of NLC to undergraduate teaching (e.g. summer program, Academic Success
program)
d. Contributions of NLC to research and research dissemination
e. Contributions of NLC to graduate programs (e.g. graduate supervision, thesis committees,
graduate courses)
f. Ways that the College has supported and could support NLC activities
3. Relationship between the NLC and other parts of the University
4. Relationship between the NLC and the Aboriginal community, external stakeholders, other institutions
5. Research and publications activities of the NLC in Canada and beyond
6. Funding of research at the NLC, including eligibility for funding, past grant applications/awards, and
how the NLC’s research funding is facilitated, supported and structured by the University
7. Events organized or hosted by the NLC
8. Operational funding of the NLC in terms of sufficiency and sources
Sources to be consulted by the reviewers will include:
1. Internal review/reporting documents of the NLC
2. Integrated planning documents of the NLC and the College
3. Publications of the NLC
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Current staff of the NLC
Selected earlier and recent graduates of the summer program
College of Law faculty and relevant administrative staff
Other U of S faculty and administrative staff who interact with the NLC
Report of the University of Saskatchewan Native Law Centre Review Committee (1991)
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