The United Nations Human Rights Committee ruled that Canada continues to discriminate against First Nations women and their descendants by denying them the same entitlement to full s. 6(1)(a) status under the Indian Act as First Nations men and their descendants. This long-standing discrimination affects First Nations women’s entitlement to status, their right to transmit status, and their equality with First Nations men.
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Call to Action # 41: Justice (25-42)
The UN Human Rights Committee ruled that Canada continues to discriminate against First Nations women and their descendants
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