Kyle Risby

Kyle Risby is a fourth year JD/JID (Juris Doctor and Juris Indigenarium Doctor) law student. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies from Royal Roads University and a Northern Criminology and Justice Diploma from Yukon University. Growing up in Whitehorse and working for the Council of Yukon First Nations as a Court Worker in 2016, he was appointed to the National Action Committee for Access to Justice for Civil and Family Law, advocating for system changes and access for Canadians. Now working with his Tahltan Nation on the Tahltan Stewardship Initiative, Risby is helping his community develop a stewardship plan by weaving his indigenous law teachings into his work and facilitation.