Former dean Angelique EagleWoman sued Lakehead for over $2.6 million, alleging racial discrimination and constructive dismissal.
THUNDER BAY – Lakehead University has settled with the former dean of its law school, Angelique EagleWoman, who alleged she faced a culture of systemic racism.
EagleWoman filed a lawsuit seeking more than $2.6 million on the basis of constructive dismissal and Ontario Human Rights Code violations in 2018, months after resigning as head of Lakehead’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law.
That suit was resolved in August of 2020, her legal counsel has confirmed.