Éloïse Ouellet-Décoste is a lawyer specializing in Aboriginal Law and International Law.

She has been working as a consultant for the Institute of Sustainable Development of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (FNQLSDI) since December 2017. As legal counsel, she assists First Nations communities in the negotiation and implementation of agreements and with their impacts and benefits. She has also been a Political and Legal Analyst for Aboriginal Women in Quebec since September 2018.

Previously, she worked for a firm specializing in Aboriginal Law in Montreal, for the Quebec Court of Appeal, for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva and for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington. In addition to studying law, Eloïse holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies and Political Science from McGill University. She is also a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Legal Sciences at UQAM where she studies the State’s obligation under international law to provide remedies for historical violations of indigenous peoples’ rights.