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B.C. powwow organizers apologize after identity-based event rules spark outrageThe rules sparked immediate backlash, with some accusing the Kamloopa Powwow Society of enforcing colonial blood quantum and excluding gender diverse people.CanadaJul 13
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Indigenous leaders survey members to explore racist responses when status cards usedKúkpi7 Judy Wilson, the group's secretary-treasurer, says it's hoped at least 1,000 status card users share their experiences. She says results of the study will be made public.CanadaJun 10
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After burial site discovery, B.C. chief calls for space to heal — then systemic changeSecwépemc Tribal Chief Wayne Christian wants the Indian Act repealed and an end to Indigenous children being taken into government care. But first, he says, communities need space.CanadaJun 2, 2021
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Alberta Indigenous advocate Nellie Carlson passes away: ‘She left a remarkable legacy’Nellie Carlson, a Cree woman who lost her Indigenous status when she married a Métis man, died Thursday at the age of 93.CanadaSep 11, 2020
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Green Party would establish process for First Nations to opt out of Indian Act, May saysElizabeth May is in Cowichan Bay, B.C., campaigning with Green candidate Lydia Hwitsum in a Vancouver Island riding neighbouring her own seat.PoliticsOct 5, 2019
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Jody Wilson-Raybould discusses new book, Indigenous reconciliation during Toronto visitFrom Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada is focused on Indigenous reconciliation and abolishing the Indian Act.PoliticsSep 23, 2019
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First Nations women to be treated equally under Indian Act: BennettPast provisions within the long-controversial Indian Act meant women lost their status when they married non-Indigenous men, while men who married non-Indigenous women kept their status.CanadaAug 16, 2019
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Indigenous women in Peterborough area demand an end to sex discrimination in Indian ActIt's time to end 143 years of gender inequality in the federal Indian Act, says a group of Indigenous women and their supporters.NewsMay 7, 2019
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Protesters gather outside Assembly of First Nations meeting in EdmontonA large crowd of protesters gathered outside an Edmonton hotel Wednesday, where inside an Assembly of First Nations policy meeting was taking place.PoliticsMay 1, 2019
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Peterborough activists pushing for change to Indian Act gather outside MP’s officeFor the last three Tuesdays, Lynn Gehl and about a dozen others have been in front of MP Maryam Monsef's office demanding a change to the Indian Act.CanadaMar 27, 2019
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