Sheryl Lightfoot
@sheryllightfoot
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Anishinaabe. Vice chair and former chair of UN EMRIP. Professor, Global Indigenous Politics, University of Toronto.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined January 2013
RT @UofT_PolSci: New appointment: @UofT_PolSci @munkschool @sheryllightfoot appointed to @CanadaFP Canada’s first Minister of Foreign Affai….
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UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) Call for inputs on the Report: “The right of Indigenous Peoples to their traditional economies”.Deadline: 31 Jan 2025.
ohchr.org
BackgroundPursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 33/25, during its seventeenth session in 2024, the Expert Mechanism confirmed its decision to prepare a report on “The right of Indigenous to...
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RT @latrobeasia: What does "Indigeneity" mean in Asia? Thanks to everyone who came to our recent event featuring @sheryllightfoot, Tashi De….
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RT @BronFredericks: Thank you Prof @SherylLightfoot for making the time to meet with us to discuss the @ARC_IFC Centre of Excellence for In….
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UN EMRIP Call for Inputs: Study on “Indigenous Peoples right to data, including data collection and disaggregation”. Deadline 31 January 2025.
ohchr.org
BackgroundPursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 33/25, during its seventeenth session in 2024, the Expert Mechanism confirmed its decision to prepare a study on “Indigenous Peoples right to...
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Thank you James @BlackwellJ_ for the opportunity to visit with you and your Indigenous Diplomacy and Sovereignty students!.
Thanks to @sheryllightfoot for coming to my class, DIPL8019 Indigenous Diplomacy & Sovereignty, yesterday to talk about the UNDRIP in practice — the students and I learnt a great deal, and it was a fantastic end to semester!🧡 @ANUBellSchool @kirstenainley
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Finland must respect the rights of Sámi Indigenous people to traditional lands: UN Committees find
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This is a model for other governments across the world to follow, demonstrating that meaningful reconciliation is not just about words but about changing the structures and systems that have historically excluded Indigenous voices. BC’s progress is inspiring.
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BC is leading the way, taking intentional and deliberate steps to share decision-making power with Indigenous Peoples, especially over critical land-use matters such as forestry, mining, and resource management.
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As an Anishinaabe scholar and member of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), I’ve witnessed firsthand the challenges nations face in turning symbolic commitments into real, actionable change.
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Proud to contribute to @guardian's coverage of BC's deliberate approach to implementing #UNDRIP which sets a global precedent for Indigenous rights. This is the leadership we need.
theguardian.com
First Nations are negotiating with government on sharing crucial decisions over forestry, mining and construction
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Delighted to add my voice to FNs leaders in support of BC's approach to implementing the UN Declaration in this article. BC enhances democratic and egalitarian collaboration among First Nations, government, and industry. via @thewalrus.
thewalrus.ca
Is the last progressive stronghold in Canada poised to fall?
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RT @UN_HRC: The @UN Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-seventh regular session from 9 September to 11 October 2024 at @UNGeneva. Mor….
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The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-seventh regular session from 9 September to 11 October 2024 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open at 10 a.m. on...
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RT @UN4Indigenous: The 79th Session of #UNGA kicks off next week! ."The #UNFPII fully endorses the enhanced participation of #IndigenousPeo….
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How a landmark case against Norway’s oil and gas expansion could set a global legal precedent, via @
greenpeace.org
Greenpeace Nordic, six youth activists and Nature and Youth took the Norwegian government European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to stop the expansion of oil and gas in the arctic.
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RT @UN4Indigenous: States should take measures to ensure that #IndigenousPeoples in voluntary isolation & initial contact enjoy the necessa….
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RT @IPRightsIntl: #DRC .This is a huge win! ✊🏾. The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights said that the forcible eviction of the….
minorityrights.org
The ruling recognizes Batwa as the best guardians of biodiversity and calls for their return to their land.
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To Save the Amazon, What if We Listened to Those Living Within It?
insideclimatenews.org
Aiming to prevent “climate and ecological collapse,” rainforest inhabitants release a detailed plan to save their home, honing in on ending fossil fuel subsidies and securing Indigenous land rights.
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