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Call to Action # 41: Justice (25-42)

NWAC calls for immediate action

January 14, 2019

Native Women’s Association of Canada calls on the federal government to take immediate action. A more expansive approach is required to account for all discriminatory provisions, including the second-generation cut-off rule and the burden of proof to establish “Indian parentage”. This ruling is historic for many First Nations women and their descendants. Indigenous women deserve nothing less than full equality. Canada must act now. Canada must stop discriminating.