BC Supreme Court victory for First Nations women
| September 24, 2007
- Artist: Sharon McIvor
- Title: Fighting for full status for First Nations women
- Genre: Blues
- Length: 12:33 minutes (11.5 MB)
- Format: Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Show Notes:
The Indian Act of 1876 removed the status of First Nations women who married non-Native men.
In 1985, the government of Canada made significant changes to the Act following a charter challenge, but still left 300,000 First Nations people disinherited.
Sharon McIvor challenged the 1985 revisions in BC Supreme Court and won. Now the BC government is planning to appeal - in a case she says they know they won't win.
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