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Sheryl Lightfoot

@sheryllightfoot

Anishinaabe. Vice chair and former chair of UN EMRIP. Professor, Global Indigenous Politics, University of Toronto.
Vancouver, British Columbia Joined January 2013
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryllightfoot
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/en/calls-for-i…
www.ohchr.org OHCHR | Call for Inputs: Report on “The right of Indigenous Peoples to their traditional economies”. 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...
Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryllightfoot
UN EMRIP Call for Inputs: Study on “Indigenous Peoples right to data, including data collection and disaggregation”. Deadline 31 January 2025.
ohchr.org/en/calls-for-i…
www.ohchr.org OHCHR | Call for Inputs: Study on “Indigenous Peoples right to data, including data collection and... 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...
Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryllightfoot
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/world/2024/oct…
www.theguardian.com ‘It’s path-breaking’: British Columbia’s blueprint for decolonisation First Nations are negotiating with government on sharing crucial decisions over forestry, mining and construction