The Women’s Constitutional Conference – August 24, 1992

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Title: The Women’s Constitutional Conference – August 24, 1992
Date: 1992
Region: National (all of Canada)
City/Town: Ottawa

After being largely shut out of constitutional discussions taking place between the government and Aboriginal organizations on the issue of Aboriginal right to self-governance, the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) opposed the Charlottetown Accord reached by the federal and provincial leaders in 1992. It argued that their exclusion from the discussions was a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and that they would not accept Aboriginal self-government without the equal rights of Indigenous women being protected in any new Constitution. During the 1992 round of constitutional debate the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) also took a controversial stand against the Charlottetown Accords, arguing for the need to protect the equality rights for women won in the 1982 Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In August 1992, the NAC and NWAC held a joint conference and consultation to share their points of view and discuss what action to take.

After being largely shut out of constitutional discussions taking place between the government and Aboriginal organizations on the issue of Aboriginal rights to self-governance, the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) opposed the Charlottetown Accord reached by the federal and provincial leaders in 1992. It argued that their exclusion from the discussions was a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and that they would not accept Aboriginal self-government without the equal rights of Indigenous women being protected in any new Constitution.

During the 1992 round of constitutional debate the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) also took a controversial stand against the Charlottetown Accords, arguing for the need to protect the equality rights for women won in the 1982 Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

In August 1992, the NAC and NWAC held a joint conference and consultation to share their points of view and discuss what action to take.

Related Organizations

Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) / L’Association des femmes autochtones du Canada (AFAC)

National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) / Comité canadien d’action sur le statut de la femme (CCA)

Related Issues and Actions Pages

Indigenous Women’s Rights

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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