Alternate Title
National Aboriginal Women's Summit, 2007
Purpose of act was to eliminate sexual discrimination within the Indian Act and make it congruent with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Came about because of United Nations Human Rights Commission's ruling that First Nations women were being discriminated against due to loss of status through marriage to non-First Nations men.
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Publisher
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Publication Date
2007
Location
Resource Type
Documents & Presentations
Format
Text -- PDF
Language