Samantha Craig

Samantha Craig is Anishinaabe-Kwe from the Chippewas of Rama First Nation with mixed ancestry. She is from the Marten clan and is a mother, an auntie, a sister, and a daughter. Samantha graduated from Seneca Polytechnic in 2014 with a Law Clerk diploma; from York University in 2016 with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in political science; and, in 2019 from Osgoode Hall Law School with her juris doctorate. Samantha is now undertaking her LLM through OsgoodePD and is expected to graduate in the Summer of 2026. Her masters work focuses on the reinvigoration of Anishinaabe legal systems through the use of material cultural objects, specifically quillwork, as law.

Called to the bar in November of 2020, Samantha has practiced since as Associate General Counsel for her First Nation. Samantha is passionate about her work which involves the opportunity not only to guide her community toward sound legal decisions, but also allows her to be involved in the reinvigoration of Anishinaabe law, governance and justice. As in-house counsel for a First Nation, Samantha’s practice includes a wide range of subjects from contract law to employment, environmental, health, education, Child wellbeing and even estates law.

In addition to her work in her First Nation, Samantha has strong ties with her alma mater, serving as Co-Chair of Seneca Polytechnic’s Indigenous Education Council as well as serving as a member of the Polytechnic’s Board of Governors. Samantha also works with the youth in her community through her facilitation of the Indigenous Youth Justice Program. Samantha’s passion for supporting and empowering the next generation has also been fostered through her work as an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, teaching a course called Indigenous Peoples and Canadian Law.