Tara-Lynn Wilson, Articled Student

I am Xen’ak’siala from Kitlope BC on my father’s side, and Secwépemc from St’uxwtéws on my mother’s side. I am a member of the Haisla Nation I moved to Kamloops with my spouse in 2014 where I received my Bachelor of Arts with a major in Psychology and a minor concentration in Anthropology at Thompson Rivers University. I worked for a few years then returned to Thompson Rivers University for law school in 2021.

During law school, I held the position of First Nations President for the Indigenous Law Students Association where I provided guidance to incoming Indigenous law students, I looked for educational opportunities for club members to become more educated in Indigenous practices in the legal community and helped future Indigenous law students prepare and apply for TRU Law. I also participated in the 2023 MacIntyre Cup Mock Trial Competition and the 2023 Kawaskimohn National Aboriginal Negotiation Moot.