Summer Tyance (she/they) is an Anishinaabekwe with Ukrainian ancestry, from Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (Gull Bay First Nation) located in Northwestern Ontario. She is a graduate from The University of British Columbia majoring in First Nations and Indigenous Studies and Political Science. Some key research areas of interest being Indigenous Legal Traditions, Self-determination, Intersectionality, Oral Tradition, and Indigenous Governance. Summer will be going into 3L in Fall 2025 in the Joint Degree Program in Canadian Common Law and Indigenous Legal Orders (JD/JID) at The University of Victoria.
Her work experience extends to having engaged with various organizations such as Indigenous Services Canada, The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, The Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, West Coast Environmental Law, and most recently with The Indigenous Law Research Unit. She prioritizes safety, transparency, and respect, as core values to her work and personal life. Obtaining justice for Indigenous peoples in a good way, being one significant career goal.
Outside of work and school, other passions include podcasting, art, traditional hand-drumming, and fancy shawl dancing. She also enjoys being out on the land as much as possible, partaking in swimming, hiking, canoeing, and fishing.
