Sheryl Lightfoot (@sheryllightfoot) 's Twitter Profile
Sheryl Lightfoot

@sheryllightfoot

Anishinaabe. North American member (2021-27) and former chair of UN EMRIP. Professor, Global Indigenous Politics, University of Toronto.

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#DRC This is a huge win! ✊🏾 The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights said that the forcible eviction of the Batwa community from their ancestral lands within the Kahuzi-Biega National Park was a violation of their rights minorityrights.org/batwa-ruling/

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States should take measures to ensure that #IndigenousPeoples in voluntary isolation & initial contact enjoy the necessary conditions to preserve their way of life, cultural values & ethnic identity, as enshrined in the #UNDRIP! #IndigenousPeoplesDay

States should take measures to ensure that #IndigenousPeoples in voluntary isolation & initial contact enjoy the necessary conditions to preserve their way of life, cultural values & ethnic identity, as enshrined in the #UNDRIP!  #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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How a landmark case against Norway’s oil and gas expansion could set a global legal precedent, via @ greenpeace.org/international/…

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The 79th Session of #UNGA kicks off next week! "The #UNFPII fully endorses the enhanced participation of #IndigenousPeoples & their representative institutions at the General Assembly" tinyurl.com/yy8bnxxz The time is now! ✨⏰ #WeAreIndigenous

The 79th Session of #UNGA kicks off next week! 
"The #UNFPII fully endorses the enhanced participation of #IndigenousPeoples & their representative institutions at the General Assembly" tinyurl.com/yy8bnxxz
The time is now! ✨⏰ #WeAreIndigenous
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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 United Nations Geneva. More info on #HRC57⤵️ ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

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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. thewalrus.ca/the-dark-cloud… via The Walrus

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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/en/calls-for-i…

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Thank you Prof @SherylLightfoot for making the time to meet with us to discuss the Indigenous Futures Centre Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures while you’re visiting Australia! Photo: Shane Boseley + Profs Bronwyn Fredericks, Brendan Hokowhitu, Sheryl Lightfoot & Aileen Moreton-Robinson.

Thank you Prof @SherylLightfoot for making the time to meet with us to discuss the <a href="/ARC_IFC/">Indigenous Futures Centre</a> Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures while you’re visiting Australia! Photo: Shane Boseley + Profs Bronwyn Fredericks, Brendan Hokowhitu, Sheryl Lightfoot &amp; Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
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What does "Indigeneity" mean in Asia? Thanks to everyone who came to our recent event featuring Sheryl Lightfoot, Tashi Dekyid Monet, James Blackwell, Urmee Chakma and Ruth Gamble. You can listen to a recording here: soundcloud.com/asia-rising/in… .

What does "Indigeneity" mean in Asia? Thanks to everyone who came to our recent event featuring <a href="/sheryllightfoot/">Sheryl Lightfoot</a>, Tashi Dekyid Monet, <a href="/BlackwellJ_/">James Blackwell</a>,  <a href="/urmeechakma/">Urmee Chakma</a> and <a href="/WaterThe_Planet/">Ruth Gamble</a>. You can listen to a recording here: soundcloud.com/asia-rising/in…
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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/en/calls-for-i…

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The United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is set to discuss wide-ranging themes, including the right of Indigenous Peoples to data, at its 18th session from 14 to 18 July 2025 at United Nations Geneva. Information ➔ohchr.org/en/press-relea… #EMRIP

The <a href="/UN/">United Nations</a> Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is set to discuss wide-ranging themes, including the right of Indigenous Peoples to data, at its 18th session from 14 to 18 July 2025 at <a href="/UNGeneva/">United Nations Geneva</a>.

Information ➔ohchr.org/en/press-relea… #EMRIP