Lívia Vitenti is a Brazilian anthropologist currently living and working in Canada, with over 17 years of research in anthropology of health, First Nations and Indigenous studies, gender studies, human rights, and anthropology of the state. She has extensive knowledge of health policies, social policies, legal pluralism, and access to human rights and justice for the Indigenous people in the Americas. She has worked in local and international organisations, advocating for Indigenous rights, environmental sovereignty, gender equality, and health equity.