Karen Restoule
: Senior Fellow and Director of Indigenous Affairs
Expert Overview
Karen Restoule is Director of Indigenous Affairs and a Senior Fellow at Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and a strategic advisor on complex public and policy issues, working with CEOs and senior executives to shape strategy and drive results.
Restoule brings a rare breadth of experience. She advised clients at one of Canada’s most well-known public affairs firms; served First Nations leaders on matters related to justice, law, community development, and sustainability; and, led Ontario’s administrative justice system as a public sector executive. She also co-founded BOLD Realities, driving initiatives to advance the industry-Indigenous relationship.
She is a graduate of the University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall’s Intensive Program in Aboriginal Lands, Resources, and Governments, and the University of Ottawa’s French Common Law Program, where she was inducted into the Faculty of Law Honours Society for using her legal education to make significant contributions to society.
A sought-after voice, Restoule regularly contributes to news media, radio, and conferences across Canada and abroad on Indigenous economic and governance reconciliation, particularly as it intersects with the resource development industry.
Restoule is Ojibwe from Dokis First Nation, who are signatory to the Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850.
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Karen Restoule's work for MLI
