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About
Dr. Sherry Pictou is a Mi’kmaw woman from L’sɨtkuk (water cuts through high rocks) known as Bear River First Nation, Nova Scotia. She worked as an Assistant Professor in the Women’s Studies Department at Mount Saint Vincent University with a focus on Indigenous Feminism (2017-2020). She is also a former Chief for her community and the former Co-Chair of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples. She is a member of the IPBES Task Force on Indigenous and Local Knowledge. Her research interests include decolonizing treaty relations, Social Justice for Indigenous Women, Indigenous women’s role in food and lifeways, and Indigenous knowledge and food systems.
Contact Information
Schulich School of Law
Weldon Law Building
6061 University Avenue
PO Box 15000
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
MA, Dalhousie University
PhD, Dalhousie University
BEd, Mount Allison University
BA, Saint Mary's University
External positions
Member, Indigenous Local Knowledge Task Force for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy
2019 → 2022
Member, Research Advisory Committee for the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre (MDCC), Debert, Nova Scotia
2019 → …
Member, SSHRC Indigenous Advisory Circle
2016 → …
Member, Aboriginal Research Advisory Committee for SSHRC's Aboriginal Research Integrated Strategy
2014 → 2016
Research Interests
- Indigenous Food Systems
- Treaty Relations and Rights
- Decolonization & Resurgence
- Fisheries Movements
- Indigenous Women’s Political Life
- Mi’kmaw & Indigenous Land and Water-Based Governance
Disciplines
- Indigenous Studies
- Law
- Law and Gender
- Indigenous, Indian, and Aboriginal Law
- Food Studies
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Reconciliation or Apiksitaultimik? Indigenous Relationality for Conservation
Pictou, S., Jan. 1 2023, Reconciliation or Apiksitaultimik? Indigenous Relationality for Conservation.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Social Equity Is Key to Sustainable Ocean Governance
Pictou, S., Crosman, K. M., Allison, E. H., Ota, Y., Cisneros-Montemayor, A. M., Singh, G. G., Swartz, W., Bailey, M., Barclay, K. M., Blume, G., Colléter, M., Fabinyi, M., Faustman, E. M., Fielding, R., Griffin, P. J., Hanich, Q., Harden-Davies, H., Kelly, R. P., Kenny, T.-A. & Klinger, T. & 6 others, , Jan. 1 2022, In: Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Treaties and Treaty-Making
Pictou, S., Jan. 1 2022, Treaties and Treaty-Making.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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¿Qué es la descolonización? Concepciones Relacionales y Ancestrales Mi’kmaw y Perspectivas Antropológicas sobre las Relaciones de Tratados
Pictou, S., Jan. 1 2021, ¿Qué es la descolonización? Concepciones Relacionales y Ancestrales Mi’kmaw y Perspectivas Antropológicas sobre las Relaciones de Tratados.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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'Awakening the Sleeping Giant': Re-Indigenization Principles for Transforming Biodiversity Conservation in Canada and Beyond
Pictou, S., No’kmaq, M.-I., Marshall, A., Beazley, K. F., Hum, J., joudry, S., Papadopoulos, A., Rabesca, J., Young, L. & Zurba, M., Jan. 1 2021, In: Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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