Kawaskimhon News Archive
Faculty of Law
Moot Report 2025: Kawaskimhon Indigenous Moot
May 26, 2025 —
The 2025 Kawaskimhon Indigenous Moot took place March 7 – 8, hosted by the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University on the traditional Anishinabe territory of the Fort William First Nation, home to Anemki Wajiw (Mount McKay, Thunder Bay, Ontario). The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law sent two teams to compete, including Mary-Charlet Lathlin (3L), Janell Jackson (2L), Raven Morrisseau (2L), and Chloe Dreilich-Girard (2L). The team was coached by Marc Kruse, Director of Indigenous Legal Learning and Services, and Daniel Diamond, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law.
Faculty of Law
Moot Report 2023: More than words, Kawaskimhon offers real-world practice of collaborative principles
April 11, 2023 —
University of Manitoba law students travelled to the University of Victoria to take part in the 2023 Kawaskimhon Moot held March 10 – 11. Third-year students Adam Kowal, Brayden Gray, Heather Alexander, and Carleena Cavallo were coached by Assistant Professor Daniel Diamond, and Indigenous Legal Studies Coordinator Marc Kruse [JD/2015]. The students returned with profound learning experiences from having had the opportunity to put the collaborative principles of the Indigenous moot into practice.