Hannah Askew

Dynamic leader with extensive experience in environmental law and non-profit management, notably as Executive Director at Sierra Club BC. Proven track record in strategic planning and stakeholder engagement, successfully advancing Indigenous law revitalization initiatives. Skilled in grant writing and public speaking, fostering collaboration to achieve impactful climate action and ecosystem protection.

• Chief Justice of Ontario Fellowship in Legal Ethics and Professionalism Studies, 2013-2014
• Osgoode 'Why Diversity Matters' Essay Competition, 1st Place, 2012
• Osgoode 'Dean for a Day' Essay Competition, Winner, 2011
• McGill Graduate Studies Entrance Award, 2004-2005
• UBC Outstanding Student Initiative Award, 1997-2000
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Learning from Bear-Walker: Indigenous Legal Orders and Intercultural Legal Education, Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, 33, 2016, Indigenous Legal Traditions and the Future of Environmental Governance in Canada, Journal of Environmental Law and Practice, 29, 2016, 227–256, Between Law and Action: Assessing the State of Knowledge on Indigenous Law, UNDRIP, and FPIC with Reference to Fresh Water Resources, West Coast Environmental Law, 2017, Regional Strategic Environmental Assessment for Northern British Columbia: The Case and the Opportunity, West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation, 2016, The Caribou Are Our Four-Legged Cousins, Centre for International Governance Innovation, 2019, Paddling Together, West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation, 2017, Caretakers of the Land and Its People: Why Indigenous Trapline Holders’ Legal Rights and Responsibilities Matter for Everyone, West Coast Environmental Law, 2018, UNDRIP Implementation, Intercultural Learning and Substantive Engagement with Indigenous Legal Orders, CIGI, 2018, Water Fight in the Thompson Okanagan: First Nations Struggle to Take Back Their Water Resources, Briarpatch Magazine, 2010/2016, Planet of the Humans is reckless and careless, but we can learn from what it gets right, Sierra Club BC Blog, 2020

• Is a River Alive?, Sierra Club BC Panel Discussion, YouTube
• Old-Growth Forests Webinar Series #3, Tsilhqot’in Case Context, YouTube
• Hannah Askew talks Kanaka Bar IPCA, Interview Clip, YouTube
• Impact Conversations Podcast, Bringing Indigenous Ways to a Traditionally Science-Based Culture
• UBC Sustainability Hub × Sierra Club BC × CPAWS-BC Earth Day Event, Panel on climate litigation with Suzanne Simard and J. Kevin Barlow
• Governing Territorial Food Systems: Legal Obstacles and Opportunities, 2021, Conference Speaker
• Canadian Institute Conference, Local Ecological Knowledge and Cumulative Effects Management, 2017
• Braiding Together Canadian, International and Indigenous Law, Office of the Legislative Assembly, 2017
• Implications of UNDRIP for Freshwater Governance in Canada, Museum of Natural History, 2017
• Regional Strategic Environmental Assessment for Northern BC, What’s the Drill on Oil and Gas?, 2016
• Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge and Natural Resource Decision-Making, Yukon North Slope Conference, 2016
• The Changing Authority of First Nations in Natural Resource Management, College of Applied Biology Conference, 2015

• Vice-Chair and Co-Chair, Sierra Club BC, 01/01/15, 12/31/18, Led board meetings, provided strategic advice, recruited new members, and initiated Indigenous solidarity subcommittee.
• Advisory Council Member, Royal Roads University – School of Environment and Sustainability, 01/01/17, 12/31/18, Provided guidance on academic curriculum and program direction.
• Teacher, Anishinabek Intensive Immersion Course, 01/01/14, 12/31/18, Taught law faculty, judges, and students about Anishinaabe environmental law.