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UN, First Nations leaders say Liberals must pass Indian Act changes as ‘priority’
The panel says the law drives forced assimilation and sex-based discrimination, while House committee review of Bill S-2 has drawn more than 40 witnesses.
- On Tuesday, First Nations leaders urged Ottawa to prioritize eliminating the Indian Act's second-generation cut-off following United Nations Expert Mechanism technical advice released May 2 that found the rule violates UNDRIP's prohibition on "forced assimilation."
- Canada introduced the second-generation cut-off in 1985, preventing Indian status from passing to children after two generations; Bill S-2, currently before the House Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, includes Senate amendments to eliminate this restriction.
- Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty stated on Friday that the government plans to address the cut-off "in an expeditiousway" this fall, signaling opposition to the current standalone bill in favor of longer consultations with First Nations.
- Pam Palmater, a member of the Indian Act Sex Discrimination Working Group, expressed skepticism, stating "none of this gives us any confidence that there will be stand-alone legislation," citing lack of clarity on consultation end-dates.
- The House committee has heard from over 40 witnesses, most supporting the amended bill, while Jeremy Matson, a Squamish Nation member, emphasized his family has faced these impacts for 100 years and cannot endure further delays.
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Act on UN advice to eliminate 2nd-generation cut-off, First Nations advocates tell Canada
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs and the Indian Act Sex Discrimination Working Group are calling for the federal government to take action on recommendations by the United Nations to eliminate the second-generation cut-off from the Indian Act.
·Canada
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One UN group says that Canada has an opportunity to tackle "forced assimilation."
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meadowlakeNOWUN, First Nations leaders say Liberals must pass Indian Act changes as ‘priority’
OTTAWA - A United Nations panel is calling on Ottawa to eliminate the second-generation cutoff in the Indian Act "as a matter of priority."
·Hamilton, Canada
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A United Nations expert group called on Ottawa to make the deletion of the second-generation exclusion clause under the Indian Act a priority.
·Montreal, Canada
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