Christina advises First Nations and Indigenous organizations on complex matters involving Indigenous legal orders, governance development, land codes, Additions to Reserve, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs), and the implementation of Indigenous jurisdiction, including in child and family services. She has appeared before the Federal Court, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal.

Her work spans litigation, government-to-government negotiations, governance and law-making initiatives, and the practical implementation of Indigenous jurisdiction. She is known for pairing strategic legal advice with community-informed advocacy, relational accountability, and pragmatic solutions for clients. Christina practises across multiple jurisdictions, including British Columbia, Ontario, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.

Christina is also a respected writer, speaker, and legal commentator whose work explores Ts’msyen law, treaty interpretation, UNDRIP implementation, and the reclaiming and rematriation of Indigenous place names. Her scholarship, legal-policy analysis, and public commentary reflect a broader commitment to Indigenous resurgence, cultural continuity, and the advancement of Indigenous jurisdiction.

Admissions and Jurisdictions

• Law Society of the Northwest Territories — Restricted Appearance Certificate (2025)
• Law Society of British Columbia (2016)
• Law Society of Ontario (2015)
• Law Society of Yukon (2021)

Education

• Master of Laws (LLM), University of Victoria (2024)
• Juris Doctor (JD), University of British Columbia (2013)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Art History, Visual Art and Theory, University of British Columbia (2008)

Community & Service

• Vice-President, Board of Directors | YVR Art Foundation (2025–Present)
• Board of Directors | Coast Funds (2019–2024)

Featured Publications & Thought Leadership

Books, Reports & Chapters

• Christina Gray & Andrew Ambers, The Rematriation of Place Names (Yellowhead Institute, 2026).
• 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 & John Borrows, “Rights & Responsibilities: Implementing UNDRIP in BC and in Our Communities,” in Special Report: The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Lessons from BC (Yellowhead Institute, 2020).
• Christina Gray & Daniel Rück, Reclaiming Indigenous Place Names (Yellowhead Institute, 2019).

Legal & Policy Analysis

• Christina Gray, Blair Feltmate & Chantelle La Rocque, “Canada’s Bill C-5: Continuing the Legislative Trend of Undermining Indigenous Rights” (JFK Law Blog, 2025).
• “Justice vs. ‘Trust Us’: Ontario (Attorney General) v. Restoule” (JFK Law Blog, August 2024).
• Sara Mainville, Christina Gray, Molly Churchill, and Shayla Praud, “Challenges with Indigenous Class Actions and Contingency Fees in the Era of Indigenous Self-Determination” (JFK Law Blog, updated January 2024).
• Christina Gray & Jessica Asch, “The Transitional Space to Learn Indigenous Law” (BarTalk and CBA National Magazine, 2020).

Featured Conferences & Presentations

• Presenter, “Sexism and Ts’msyen Law,” First Nations Women’s, 2SLGBTQQIA+ Self-Determination, Rematriation & Research Governance Summit (2024).
• Panelist, “Working in Aboriginal Law: Tackling Indigenous Land Issues in Practice,” McGill University Indigenous Law Association (2022).
• Speaker, “Indigenous Law and the Federal Court,” Developments in Aboriginal and Indigenous Law Conference (PBLI, 2022).
• Plenary Panelist, “Deconstructing Artificial Borders,” NW Collaborative Futures Conference (2021).
• Lecturer, “Gendered Narratives in Ts’msyen Legal Tradition and Governance System,” University of Ottawa (2021).

Media Coverage & Public Commentary

Featured Broadcasts & Podcasts

• Legal Commentator, “How a resolution at the B.C. Law Society became a debate about residential school denialism,” CBC News (2024).
• Guest Speaker, “Remembering Murray Sinclair,” CBC Radio Daybreak North (November 2024).
• Expert Panelist, “The Anishinabek Fight for a Fair Share of Their Own Pie” and “Return of the Treaty,” Media Indigena Podcast (June 2022).
• Featured Guest, “Introduction to Indigenous Law and Legal Orders” (Two-Part Series), The Advocates’ Society: Friends Who Argue Podcast (September 2022).
• Featured Panelist, “Freedom from Oppression,” CBC IDEAS (2018).
• Featured Guest, “Who gets to decide what is worn in ceremonies? New lawyer Christina Gray fought the law and she won,” CBC Unreserved (2015).

Featured Press & Print Media

• “How a resolution at the B.C. Law Society became a debate about residential school denialism” CBC News (2024)
• “Geographical place names in B.C. honour colonizers, but Indigenous names returning,” CBC News (2023).
• “‘Beat them at their own game’: Indigenous Justice Centres aim to dismantle colonial law,” National Observer (2023).
• “Indigenous land acknowledgments must be written and spoken with care,” The Canadian Press (2021).
• “The significance of Jody Wilson-Raybould invoking Indigenous ‘Big House’ laws” National Observer (2019).
• “Gerald Stanley acquittal outrage result of ‘centuries of oppression,’ says prominent civil rights lawyer” CBC News (2018)
• “Lawyer allowed to wear First Nations regalia during call to bar,” CBC News (2015).