New Areas of Inequality Against Indian Women Arise From Bill C-31: CACSW Background Paper

This 1987 document by the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women (CACSW) discusses discrimination and areas of inequality faced by Indigenous women, highlighted in a background paper released by the organization. The paper, entitled “Bill C-31: Equality or Disparity?”, explores the amendments to the Indian Act that were passed by Parliament in June 1985, and the subsequent impact on Indigenous women.