Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called on Thursday [3 March 2022], for Canada to fully address long-standing gender-based discrimination in its Indian Act, which continues to affect tens of thousands of descendants of indigenous women today.

Under Canada's Indian Act, the federal Government maintains that indigenous people must have “status Indian” registration as for access to rights and benefits.
Unsplash/Galen Crout | Under Canada’s Indian Act, the federal Government maintains that indigenous people must have “status Indian” registration as for access to rights and benefits.
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