Bio
Robert YELḰÁTŦE Clifford is a doctoral candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. He is W̱SÁNEĆ and a member of the Tsawout First Nation on Vancouver Island, where he lives and writes. His work engages the resurgence of WSÁNEĆ laws and relates the ways in which those laws reflect and generate the values, philosophies, lands, and worldviews of his people. His work is community-focused and draws upon WSÁNEĆ law as a valuable source of strength, wisdom and authority for answering pressing problems throughout WSÁNEĆ territory.