This paper considers the relationship between
feminist norms embodied in international human
rights law and the right to self-determination
of Indigenous peoples. The author questions
whether realizing the right to self-
determination of Indigenous groups will promote
the ability of these groups to violate the
rights of vulnerable group members. In doing
so, she contemplates the interaction between
the rights affirmed in the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
and women, as a vulnerable group. The article
grounds the discussion in the paramount value