Learning, Living, and Teaching Anishinaabe Law: A Tribute to Jean Borrows.

This article focuses on the role of Jean Borrows, an Anishinaabe Elder and member of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation, in transmitting Indigenous laws and contributing to legal education both within her community and the broader Canadian legal academy. It highlights how Borrows's life experiences and community-based knowledge shaped her as a teacher and mentor of Anishinaabe law, particularly through her involvement in land-based Anishinaabe Law Camps that engage law students from multiple Canadian universities. The article argues that Indigenous legal education extends beyond formal law schools to include community contexts where law is lived and taught through relationships, stories, and land, emphasizing Indigenous law's dynamic presence alongside Canadian law despite colonial challenges. Borrows's approach exemplifies Indigenous legal traditions grounded in humility, respect, and relationality, offering a broader understanding of what constitutes the Canadian legal academy.