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‘Agitate by presence’: Conversation with Canada’s first Indigenous woman appointed to UN expert body

"I'm worried about getting (UNDRIP) back to the front burner," says Sheryl Lightfoot


Agitate by presence is one way to get noticed – a reality known all too well by Canada’s first Indigenous woman appointed to a UN expert body, Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot. Alongside six other independent experts, she will now be representing North America on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Part of…