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Boozhoo! Lakehead University's Bora Laskin Faculty of Law is pleased to host the 2025 Kawaskimhon National Aboriginal Moot on the traditional Anishinabe territory of the Fort William First Nation, home to Anemki Wajiw.

The Kawaskimhon Moot was first held at the University of Toronto in 1994. Each year, a different university hosts the moot and welcomes law students from nearly every law faculty across Canada.

The Kawaskimhon Moot is a consensus-based, non-adversarial moot that incorporates Indigenous legal traditions alongside federal, provincial and international law, and concepts of dispute resolution. Teams may represent a variety of parties (depending on the nature of the moot problem) such as First Nations, Band Councils, traditional Chiefs’ organizations, government agencies, and industry.

Mooters participate in roundtable negotiations on a particular topic in Indigenous law, representing their assigned party’s positions to their circles. Facilitators guide the discussions with the goal of reaching a consensus. The Kawaskimhon Moot allows students to deepen their understanding of Indigenous legal issues and Aboriginal law.