Birdie: A Novel (PB) Humour and Grand Templar of the

and Grand Templar of the International Order of Good Templars

Jean Barman

originally from Piapot First Nation

this work provides a thorough examination of the role of law and public policy in addressing the rift between Western and non-Western knowledge systems and the conventional intellectual property system

from a jurisdictional perspective

Birdie: A Novel (PB) Humour and Grand Templar of theBirdie is the outstanding debut novel by Cree law professor and activist Tracey Lindberg. A member of the Asiniwachi Niyaw Nation Rocky Mountain Cree she has a doctoral degree in law as well as law degrees from the University of Ottawa, Harvard Law School and the University of Saskatchewan. She was awarded the Governor Generals Gold Medal, the most prestigious award given to a doctoral student in humanities. Currently at Athabasca University, where