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Sheryl Lightfoot

@sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social
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Professor of Indigenous Rights and Global Indigenous Politics. International Relations (Political Science) and the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at U of Toronto. North American member of UN EMRIP. Anishinaabe, Lake Superior.

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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
‘Metals are the new oil’: B.C. fast-tracks critical minerals projects to counter tariffs: thenarwhal.ca/bc-critical-...
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B.C. fast-tracks critical minerals mining to counter tariffs | The Narwhal
Observers worry B.C.’s rush to fast track critical minerals projects will impact the environment and Indigenous Rights
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
B.C. has a new policy for staking mining claims. Why doesn’t anyone like it?: thenarwhal.ca/bc-mineral-c...
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Nobody likes B.C.’s new mining claims policy | The Narwhal
A new policy is rules are here for staking B.C. mining claims — a changes required following failures to consult First Nations — but critics say it falls short on multiple counts
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
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Lidia Thorpe, the UN Declaration and the mob out there • Tim Rowse
Despite her weakness for hyperbole, the high-profile senator has proposed a simple way of bringing greater Indigenous scrutiny to parliament
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
📢 The EMRIP Techincal Advisory Note on our country engagement with Norway is now published! www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/indigenouspeoples/emrip/countryengagement/EMRIP-Norway-country-engagement-Advisory-note-19-03-2025.pdf
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
"In Kebaowek First Nation v. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, 2025 FC 319, the Federal Court of Canada found that the adoption...UNDRIP...into Canadian law ...via...UNDA...is a contextual factor that requires an enhanced duty to consult in the circumstances." www.osler.com/en/insights/...
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From consultation to consent: the integration of UNDRIP in Canadian law
A recent decision on a nuclear disposal facility considers how the UNDRIP principles should be interpreted in the context of Canadian laws.
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
jacobin.com/2025/03/ukra...
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The Race for the Arctic Is Undermining Indigenous Rights
The Arctic region is becoming a theater for competition between states over its resources and geopolitical advantages. This is having a deeply harmful impact on the indigenous peoples of the Arctic, w...
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
"...the first self-government agreement that implements aspects of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Musqueam First Nation, Ottawa sign self-government agreement | CBC News
The federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister and the chief of the Musqueam Indian Band have initialled an agreement they say brings the band one step closer to self-governance.
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
news.mongabay.com/2025/03/indo...
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Indonesian court blocks palm oil expansion, but leaves Indigenous land rights in limbo
JAKARTA — The Indonesian Supreme Court has upheld a government decision to curb the expansion of a multibillion-dollar oil palm plantation project in the country’s easternmost region of Papua. In its ...
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Demands Action on U.S. Tariffs Impacting First Nations - Assembly of First Nations
(March 6, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today demanding action on U.S. Tariffs impacting First Nations: “As Nati...
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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New Zealand reckons with its own divisive culture war
New Zealand is deeply divided over the Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the de facto constitution. Now the prime minister must stop it.
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: If Trump really is an existential threat to Canada, Indigenous peoples need to be involved in the response
Not only is that the case in constitutional and foundational terms, it is also to Canada’s benefit to affirm treaty relationships as a first point of defence
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Ottawa’s Haida Gwaii deal is a beacon for the rest of Canada
The Haida Nation now officially has sovereignty over a long-contested archipelago off the coast of B.C. But not all Canadian politicians are willing to show such admirable respect and cooperation
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
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SELF-DETERMINED DECISION-MAKING How do states consult with Indigenous Peoples to obtain their free, prior and informed consent - Guide for Researchers - Amnesty International
Decisions taken by local, national or other level of government can and very often do violate the human rights of Indigenous Peoples. This can take place due to the impact on rights such as the right ...
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
In reviewing the five cases together, one can see some themes emerging. First, the Court has added new caselaw to the growing body of jurisprudence and commenta... www.mondaq.com/canada/indig...
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Aboriginal Law Decisions From The Supreme Court Of Canada: A Look Back On 2024
In reviewing the five cases together, one can see some themes emerging. First, the Court has added new caselaw to the growing body of jurisprudence and commentary on the application and scope of the p...
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO25...
scoop.co.nz
National Iwi Chairs Forum Raises Urgent Concerns To United Nations Over Legislative Threats To Indigenous & Human Rights
The Forum has raised concerns regarding the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill and the Regulatory Standards Bill, which, if enacted, will radically undermine existing human rights protections, ...
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
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Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii in historic agreement | CBC News
The Big Tide Haida Title Lands Agreement affirms that the Haida have Aboriginal title over all of the islands' lands, beds of freshwater bodies, and foreshores to the low-tide mark.
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
dailyorange.com/2025/02/haud...
dailyorange.com
‘OUR GAME’: Haudenosaunee push for IOC special approval to compete in lacrosse at 2028 Olympics
With lacrosse featured in the 2028 LA Olympics, the sport’s creators — the Haudenosaunee Confederacy — are still fighting to participate.
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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With the U.S.-Canada border under scrutiny, Indigenous groups on both sides reaffirm their rights
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak of the Assembly of First Nations stressed the importance of protecting border mobility rights
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
nit.com.au/14-02-2025/1...
nit.com.au
Lidia Thorpe's human rights bill shot down by both major parties
Legislation designed to help bring Australian laws in line with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has been defeated.Introduced by Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe, the...
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
"The Trump Administration's Attacks on International Law and Institutions": Public Statement of American Human Rights Experts, Current and Former Members of UN Bodies www.justsecurity.org/107687/state...
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"The Trump Administration's Attacks on International Law and Institutions": Public Statement of American Human Rights Experts, Current and Former Members of UN Bodies
High-level US human rights experts express concern about the Trump administration's turn away from of international law and institutions.
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
nativenewsonline.net/currents/we-...
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'We will not yield' | NCAI President Rallies Native Leaders to Protect Sovereignty
WASHINGTON – With hundreds of tribal leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., this week, the National Congress of American Indians delivered its annual State of Indian Nations address on Monday. Just th...
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
www.ehn.org/u-s-lithium-...
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U.S. lithium mine approval violated Indigenous rights, report finds
The U.S. government approved the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada without full tribal consultation, violating international human rights law, according to a report from Human Rights Watch and the A...
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Pope Francis: Defending Indigenous Rights ‘a Matter of Justice’| National Catholic Register www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-fra...
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Pope Francis: Defending Indigenous Rights ‘a Matter of Justice’
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is hosting the meeting in order to strengthen IFAD’s partnership with Indigenous peoples and its initiatives in their communities.
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Sheryl Lightfoot @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs, launched Canada’s first Standing Table on Human Rights to provide independent insight and expert advice on human rights considerations across all aspects of Canada’s foreign policy. Honoured to be part of this distinguished group. www.canada.ca/en/global-af...
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Minister Joly launches Standing Table on Human Rights
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the launch of Canada’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs’ Standing Table on Human Rights.
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Aili Keskitalo @ailik.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Today Amnesty together with @saamicouncil.bsky.social published a report on #IndigenousPeoplesRights in the #EnergyTransition. We call for better #HumanRights Protection. 📣 amnesty.no/sites/defaul...
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