Dr. Jaime Lavallee (SJD) joined the University of Saskatchewan College of Law (USask Law) in July 2018. Her areas of research and practice are in Nation-building according to the Project on Indigenous Governance and Development pillars; Rematriation and repatriation of Indigenous ancestors and belongings; and racism in the academy.

Dr. Lavallee is a citizen of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6 Territory, Saskatchewan, Canada. She holds a JD from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and an LLM and SJD from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy.

Prior to joining USask Law, Dr. Lavallee held positions in the spheres of international Indigenous rights knowledge dissemination; protection and advocacy for Indigenous cultural rights; and Indigenous Nation Building. Some of these positions were within Canada as Director of Indigenous Governance, Law & Policy with the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council (FHQTC) and Executive in Residence, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina Campus. Dr. Lavallee has also worked in the U.S. with various American organizations: National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO); U.S. Park Service, National NAGPRA Program (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act); and the National Preservation Institute.

Dr. Lavallee has also been an active volunteer and community member. Through her position with USask Law, she is a member of the Law Society of Saskatchewan TRC Advisory Group and kihci-okâwîmâw askiy Knowledge Centre. In her personal time, she is a Director for MLCN Investment Management Corporation and a foster home with New Hope Dog Rescue.  She previously served on boards that ranged from small museums (Civic Museum of Regina) to large public property and event complexes (Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. (REAL)); as well as myriad of smaller social non-profits (Indspire Rivers to Success mentor, Ranch Ehrlo Society).