Gender discrimination persists in Canada’s Indian Act, United Nations committee rules
Despite government efforts over the years to fix the situation, Canada’s Indian Act still discriminates against Indigenous women when…
Despite government efforts over the years to fix the situation, Canada’s Indian Act still discriminates against Indigenous women when…
A mother from Kingsclear First Nation in New Brunswick has filed a human rights complaint against St….
Cindy Blackstock, the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society…
A new report details a “culture of discrimination and harassment” at a Manitoba Hydro…
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says more work is needed to rid the Indian Act…
The Senate of Canada signed off on a government bill Monday night to remove sex-discrimination from the Indian Act.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing increased public pressure from Indigenous women and a feminist alliance to accept a Senate amendment to legislation to end sex discrimination under the Indian Act.
Aboriginal physicians are praising Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott for acknowledging discrimination that unfolded at her Toronto-area practice prior to her political life _ an issue doctors say is widespread.