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Sherry M. Pictou

Sherry M. Pictou

Associate Professor of Law and Management; Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Governance (Tier 2)

20212023

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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

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

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):

  1. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  3. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  4. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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