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Thomas R. Berger

Thomas R. Berger QC OC was a pioneer in advocating for Indigenous rights that courts in Canada and the US had previously overlooked. Mid-career, Justice Thomas Berger accepted the challenge of leading the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry in Canada’s Northwest Territories. He organized the Inquiry to give northern First Nations an equal voice in the proceedings by holding thirty community hearings in which all were invited to participate. Berger’s careful, reasoned arguments prevailed time and time again. Later in his career, Justice Berger led public hearings into the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), focusing on its impacts on Native Alaskans.

Books by Thomas R. Berger

Against the Odds: The Indigenous Rights Cases of Thomas R. Berger

Against the Odds

Indigenous Justice

Village Journey

Northern Frontier, Northern Homeland

Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885

One Man's Justice: A Life in the Law

Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885

Cries of Victims, Voice of God