Hi! I'm Jacquie Briggs, a PhD student in the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto, and the 2016-2017 R. Roy McMurtry Fellow in Canadian Legal History. My work concentrates on the governance of First Nations in Canada under federal Indian Act legislation, and my current research projects include studies of mid-20th century murder trials involving First Nations accused, an investigation into the 'end' of the Indian Agents in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as the 20th century history of Indigenous over-incarceration, and the development of funded legal aid systems in Canada. Prior to joining the PhD program I conducted research for a biography of Norman Lickers, an early First Nations lawyer, which is part of an ongoing project tracing the emergence of the Indigenous Bar and Bench in Canada. 

Feel free to contact me at jacq.briggs [at] mail.utoronto.ca