Christina is Ts’msyen and Dene. She is a member of Lax Kw’alaams in northern British Columbia. She is also Dene from Łutsël Kʼé (Treaty 8) on Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories.

Christina’s practice includes advocating for First Nation clients in negotiations and court proceedings. She supports Indigenous nation-building work through law‑making and governance.  She is passionate about governance and strengthening Indigenous self-determination through strategic negotiations. Her land management work includes coordinating land code development and Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area negotiations, and she supports additions to reserve through related governance and land stewardship processes.

Christina’s approach is collaborative and guided by community voices and priorities, drawing on experience across human rights, Indigenous legal orders, as well as law and policy development. She has represented clients before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Ontario Human Rights Tribunal and has presented and supported work on Indigenous law, human rights, and child welfare law-making. Her background includes research, publication, and facilitation on Ts’msyen law, Indigenous place names, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and treaty interpretation.

Christina is licensed in British Columbia, Ontario, Yukon, and holds a Restricted Appearance Certificate in the Northwest Territories. She holds a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Laws from the University of Victoria.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts (2008)
• Juris Doctor, University of British Columbia (2013)
• Master of Laws, University of Victoria (2024)

Professional Affiliations

• Indigenous Bar Association in Canada (2013–Present)
• Canadian Bar Association (2013–Present)
• Law Society of Ontario (2015)
• Law Society of British Columbia (2016)
• Advocates’ Society (2020–Present)
• Law Society of Yukon (2022)
• Law Society of Northwest Territories – Restricted Appearance Certificate (2025)

Selected Publications

• Christina Gray & Daniel Rück , Reclaiming Indigenous Place Names (Yellowhead Institute, 2019)
• Christina Gray & Jessica Asch, The Transitional Space to Learn Indigenous Law (BarTalk & CBA National Magazine, 2020)
• Christina Gray & John Borrows, “Rights & Responsibilities: Implementing UNDRIP in BC and in our own Communities” in Special Report: The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Lessons from BC (Yellowhead Institute, 2020)
• Christina Gray & Hayden King, “Return of the Treaty” in Treaty Interpretation in the Age of Restoule (Yellowhead Institute/JFK Law LLP, May 2022)
• Christina Gray, “Buffalo Bones and Hope: Two Dene Stories” in Ndè Sìì Wet’a?à: Northern Indigenous Voices on Land, Life, & Art (Arp Books, 2022)

Speaking and Thought Leadership

Christina presents frequently on Indigenous law and governance, including at PBLI’s Developments in Aboriginal and Indigenous Law (2022), on Indigenous law and the Federal Court, and at forums on Ts’msyen law and gendered narratives in Indigenous legal traditions.

Community and Service

She serves as the Vice-President of the Board of Directors for the YVR Arts Foundation (2025–Present) and previously served on the Coast Funds Board of Directors (2019–2024).