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About Sam Spiegel

Sam Spiegel grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on the territories of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Dakota, Dene, Métis, and Oji-Cree Nations. He obtained his PhD in Geography at the University of Cambridge and now teaches in the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. His research focuses on the nexus between colonialism, displacement and climate justice, including numerous studies on dispossession, environmental sustainability and Indigenous rights. Spiegel has published more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including a publication in Political Geography based on more than 150 hours of observation in courtroom proceedings in British Columbia related to the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project.

2 Articles

Oil, anti-Indigenous biases and the conduct of officers of the court 

Beyond ensuring that judges and prosecutors have minimal training on Indigenous issues, much broader oversight and accountability measures are also evidently needed.
Opinion | June 2nd 2022

Cruelty vs. cultural respect in Canada’s colonial courts

While heavily impacted First Nations have been continuously opposing TMX on their never-surrendered lands, courts have been using “injunctions” as tools for stopping protests.
Opinion | October 5th 2021

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