Jean Teillet is a Canadian retired lawyer and author of Métis descent.
Her legal work has specialised in Métis and First Nations land rights in Canada.
Teillet was a lead counsel regarding the R v Powley defining Métis Aboriginal rights.
[8] In April 2023, Teillet suggested that institutions should have policies to check identity when people claim Indigenous rights.
[9] August 2023, Teillet criticized the candidate vetting processes by major political parties in Canada regarding Indigenous identity claims.