Phil Collen
Philip Kenneth Collen joined the English rock group Def Leppard in 1982 as the co-lead guitarist and one of the backing vocalists. Collen has also been involved in several side projects including two tribute albums, one to David Bowie and the other to Jeff Beck. He is also a producer and songwriter.
Collen lives in Southern California and is the father of four children.
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I'm a passionate advocate for defending and advancing Indigenous rights.
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10 years ago I founded First Peoples Law, one of Canada's leading law firms working solely on behalf of First Nations. I'm grateful to my colleagues for recognizing me nationally and internationally as one of Canada’s leading lawyers in Aboriginal law. I represent First Nations across Canada and teach at the University of British Columbia’s Allard School of Law.
My great-grandparents took Métis scrip at Red River in Manitoba. My family was dispossessed of its land at St. Peter's and moved, along with the Peguis First Nation, 200 kms north where they started over again doing their best to farm between swamps and rock ridges. Picking rocks as a kid was one of my motivation