Sharon Donna Mclvor (born October 9, 1948) is a leading Aboriginal women's rights activist, a member of the Lower Nicola Band and is a Thompson Indian.
[2] She identifies as a Lower Nicola Indian Band member and is recognized through her roles in advocacy, where she stresses the importance of Aboriginal Rights.
[3] She has been a strong supporter for missing and murdered Indigenous women, including children and has emphasized the importance of such societal issues by addressing the seriousness of this on-going battle.
[7] More specifically, she shed light on the issue of disenfranchisement and the difficulty it has when obtaining status for the offspring of couples who were victims of this form of identity loss.
[9] By being a representative of the Indigenous population who empowers her community through acts of kinship, the deconstruction of colonization and discrimination is prevalent in her attempts to remove sexist undertones from legislation in order to ensure gender equality.
[14] McIvor is currently employed by the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in Merritt, British Columbia, which specializes in post-secondary education for those who identify as Indigenous.
[17] McIvor is known for focusing on topics such as systemic discrimination within Bill-C31 (The Indian Act), while shedding light on the lengthy process of the court proceedings that she was extensively involved in.
[19] Spreading awareness of the colonialism that has impacted those who identify as Indigenous for so many years is imperative when rectifying policies and legislation that enforce effects in a discriminatory manner.