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by
Bob Joseph
It is an instrument of oppression.
“Indigenous Peoples” is also the collective term for First Nation, Inuit, and Métis Peoples who live in Canada.
The two-year election cycle exacerbated the inability of chiefs and councils to make any significant progress on long-term development initiatives,
unending cycle of divisiveness that elections foster within communities.
The Indian Act disrespected, ignored, and undermined the role of women in many ways. This dissolution of women’s stature, coupled with the abuses of the residential school system, has been a significant contributor to the vulnerability of Indigenous women.
Indian Act regulations devalue women and are considered the primary cause of the vulnerability of Indigenous women today.
If an Aboriginal woman leaves the reserve to escape domestic abuse, she can lose her home.
At present, Indian women do not have the same human rights or protection of their rights as Canadian women.
Reserves met the government’s need to contain and relocate communities that stood in the way of making room for settlers.
they lost land, which constricted their ability to hunt, trap, fish, and harvest traditional foods to sustain themselves.
It must be understood that the houses are owned by the federal government, not the people who live in them.
