Caleb Behn, Natural Resources

Eh-Cho Dene and Dunne-Za

Caleb Behn is Eh-Cho Dene and Dunne Za/Cree from the Treaty 8 Territory of northeastern British Columbia. Behn was born into in a very political family, with several close relatives including his mother serving as Chiefs. He grew up in northern British Columbia, a land increasingly changed as the oil and gas industry grows.

He is a graduate of the University of Victoria Law Program and was called to the BC Bar in 2014.  Caleb’s work has focused on the intersection of water, energy and Indigenous law.  A former ‘lands manager’ for the West Moberly First Nations and Saulteau First Nations and a Senior Researcher at the Centre for International Governance Innovation Caleb was also a founding member of the Decolonizing Water Research Collective and the subject of the documentary film ‘Fractured Land’.  Caleb now resides in Ottawa and is the Special Advisor on Water to the Housing, Infrastructure and Emergency Services Sector of the Assembly of First Nations. In his spare time he works with the Berkman Klein Centre for Internet and Society at Harvard University on linking Indigenous communities and legal systems globally.