Jacqueline Romanow

Title: Associate Professor
Building: Richardson College

Biography:

Dr. Romanow is currently the Chair for the Department of Indigenous Studies. She teaches courses in human rights, indigenous rights and aboriginal politics. Professor Romanow has obtained her PhD in Political Studies (International Relations) at Queen's University and has an MA in Economics as well as a BA in English Literature from the University of Manitoba.

Dr. Romanow's research agenda is focused on the issue of property (or territorial) rights for Indigenous peoples under international law with a strong focus on Latin America . Her field work has focused on cases before the Inter-American Human Rights system for the rights of Indigenous peoples to their traditional territories. Using human rights models for norm implementation, she explored state level barriers to the implementation of Inter American Court rulings for indigenous property rights in the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua and Sierra Nevada region of Colombia . In all three cases the state pursued exploration and exploitation of natural resources within traditional indigenous territories without prior, free and informed consent.

Dr. Romanow has worked extensively with indigenous communities in Canada as well as Latin America in the fields of property rights, economic development and self-government. Prior to joining The University of Winnipeg, she worked directly with First Nations governments for almost ten years providing economic development and management advisory services as well as comprehensive program and project evaluations. In addition, she worked in senior management for several years at the Tribal Council level, overseeing community-based programs for health, education and economic development.

Research Interests:
Indigenous rights in domestic and international law, indigenous politics, and indigenous focused economic development.