Background Paper: Bill C-31 Equality or Disparity?: The Effects of the New Indian Act on Native Women

Discusses amendments to the Act involving reinstatement of status that had been lost due to gender discrimination in the previous Act, the issue of transmission of status to children, difficulties in producing documentation, and band membership vs. status.
Author/Creator
Joan Holmes
Contributor/Editor
Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Publisher
Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Publication Date
1987-03
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Documents & Presentations
Format
Text -- PDF
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