Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Chair and Member from North America of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) and Professor in Political Science, Public Policy and Indigenous Studies, University of British Columbia, University of British Columbia
Sheryl Lightfoot is currently the chair and North American member on the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP). She is Professor of Political Science and in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Her research focuses on Indigenous global politics, especially Indigenous rights and their implementation in global, national and regional contexts. Dr. Lightfoot is Anishinaabe from the Lake Superior Band of Ojibwe.
Experience
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–presentCanada Research Chair in Global Indigenous Rights and Politics and Associate Professor in Political Science, Public Policy and Indigenous Studies, University of British Columbia
Education
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2009University of Minnesota, PhD, Political Science
Honours
Royal Society of Canada
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