Sheryl Lightfoot
PhD Political Science (University of Minnesota)
Sheryl Lightfoot joined the First Nations Studies Program in 2009. She come by way of the Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. Specializing in international relations with a focus on Indigenous rights movements, Sheryl holds a joint position with UBC's Department of Political Science.
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Sheryl's Contact Info
Room: BUCH E-258, 1866 Main Mall
(604) 827-5178
sheryl.lightfoot(at)ubc.ca
Sheryl's Courses
For the winter session of 2012/13, Sheryl will be instructing the following courses:
Sheryl's Brief Biography
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.
Sheryl's Recent Publications
Lightfoot, Sheryl. "Selective endorsement without intent to implement: Indigenous rights and the Anglosphere." The International Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 16, No. 1, January 2012, pp. 100-122.
Lightfoot, Sheryl R. “Emerging International Indigenous Rights Norms and ‘Over-Compliance’ in New Zealand and Canada.” Political Science, Vol. 62, No. 1, June 2010, pp. 84-104.
Lightfoot, Sheryl. Book Review: “Broken Landscape: Indians, Indian Tribes and the Constitution” by Frank Pommersheim; Oxford: Oxford University Press. Law and Politics Book Review, 2010.
Lightfoot, Sheryl. “A Sea Change on the UN Declaration—or is it?”. May 3, 2010.
Lightfoot, Sheryl. Book Review: “Forced Federalism: Contemporary Challenges to Indigenous Nationhood” by Jeff Corntassel and Richard C. Witmer II; Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. Social Science Journal, Vol. 46, No. 1, March 2009, pp. 220-222.
Wilkins, David E. and Sheryl Lightfoot. “Oaths of Office in Tribal Constitutions: Swearing Allegiance, but to Whom?” American Indian Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 4, Fall 2008, pp. 389-411.
Lightfoot, Sheryl. “Indigenous Rights in International Politics: The Case of “Over-Compliant” Liberal States.” Alternatives: Global, Local, Political, Vol. 33, No. 1, Spring 2008, pp. 83-104.
Lightfoot, Sheryl. 2008. “Ojibwe.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Society. Sage Publications.
Lightfoot, Sheryl. 2008. “Henry Berry Lowry.” Encyclopedia of United States-American Indian Policy, Relations and Law. CQ Press.
Lightfoot, Sheryl. 2008. “Peter Perkins Pitchlynn.” Encyclopedia of United States-American Indian Policy, Relations and Law. CQ Press.
Lightfoot, Sheryl. “Reconciling Moral Outrage with Self-Determination.” Indian Country Today. March 9, 2007.