2019
Wayne Garnons-Williams
Wayne is Plains Cree from Treaty 6, Moosomin First Nation, the founding President of International Inter-tribal Trade Organization, an international NGO dedicated to educating on inherent indigenous economic rights as well as support and enhance the implementation of the global flow and exchange of Indigenous goods, services and investments through the coordinating of international Indigenous trade missions and conferences. He is currently appointed to the board of directors of the International Council of the Great Lakes Region as well as a board member of Capacity Canada. He is appointed by Federal Order in Council as a member to the NAFTA Chapter 19 Trade Remedies roster.
Wayne is a Senior Lawyer and Principal Director of the law firm Garwill Law Professional Corporation specializing in International Indigenous Trade, traditional knowledge law and Economic Development. Wayne has held various federal executive legal positions, including: Registrar of the Federal Court of Canada, Director of Service Coordination, Courts Administration Service of Canada and Director for Resolutions, Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada and closing out his public sector career as Deputy Head and Registrar of the Specific Claims Tribunal of Canada.
He has served as President of the National Council for Aboriginal Federal Employees. He is past Chair of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Appeal Tribunal.
In 2018 Wayne was made a Research Fellow specializing in International Comparative Indigenous law at the University of Oklahoma, College of Law. Wayne is currently halfway through his second graduate degree, a Master of Laws from the University of Oklahoma, College of Law and anticipates graduating in late 2020.
