Sheryl Lightfoot, University of British Columbia
Associate Professor
Political Science
Vancouver, British Columbia
sheryl.lightfoot@ubc.ca
Office:
(604) 827-0712
(604) 827-5178
Bio/Research
Sheryl Lightfoot (PhD – University of Minnesota) is Anishinaabe, a citizen of the Lake Superior Band of Ojibwe, enrolled at the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Baraga, Michigan. She currently holds a joint appointment with the First Nations Studies Program and the Department of Political Scienc...
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Bio/Research
Sheryl Lightfoot (PhD – University of Minnesota) is Anishinaabe, a citizen of the Lake Superior Band of Ojibwe, enrolled at the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Baraga, Michigan. She currently holds a joint appointment with the First Nations Studies Program and the Department of Political Science. Her research interests include global Indigenous peoples’ politics, Indigenous diplomacy, Indigenous social movements, and critical international relations. She publishes articles in both Indigenous studies and international relations venues. She is currently writing a book based upon her award-winning Ph.D. dissertation, “Indigenous Global Politics” which examines how the global Indigenous rights movement has challenged some of the fundamental tenets of international relations.
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