Unfortunately there is no 'one short and easy to understand source' that will help people comprehend the issue known as “6(1)a All the Way”. This topic requires a thinking effort on the part of the learner as it is complex. A commodified notion of knowledge will not serve here; rather, it is best to understand knowledge as a relationship where the learner has to make an effort with their own mind. That said, the links below will get you well on your way to learning how the Liberal government is not doing what they can to eliminate all of the sex discrimination against Indian women and their descendants.
This short blog explains how 6(1)a Indian status, the strongest form of status, has been ascribed to Indian men, their wives, and their descendants born before 1985; yet re-instated Indian women are only ascribed 6(1)c Indian status where the second-generation cut-off rule is applied to their descendants born before 1985.
http://www.lynngehl.com/black-face-blogging/understanding-61a-all-the-way
This article explains how the Senate added the “6(1) a All the Way” clause to Bill S-3 in a way that it would apply to the re-instated women and all of their descendants born before 1985; and then explains how the House of Commons first removed the clause followed by the Prime Minister calling on party solidity in voting through this gutted version of the Bill. This included the Minister of Status of Women, Maryam Monsef, voting for the gutted bill.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/lynn-gehl/checking-the-math-behind-carolyn-bennetts-2-million-new-indians_a_23247909/
This article addresses the fear mongering strategy Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Carolyn Bennett engaged in when asked about the increased number of status Indians the “6(1)a All the Way” clause would create.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/lynn-gehl/checking-the-math-behind-carolyn-bennetts-2-million-new-indians_a_23247909/
When reading these articles make sure you click on the hyperlinks as they will provide you with additional information.
Here are two additional links.
http://www.hilltimes.com/2017/09/13/liberals-likely-looking-new-language-fix-sexist-indian-act/118603
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/senators-amend-legislation-aimed-at-removing-sexism-from-indian-act/article35110342/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&
This short blog explains how 6(1)a Indian status, the strongest form of status, has been ascribed to Indian men, their wives, and their descendants born before 1985; yet re-instated Indian women are only ascribed 6(1)c Indian status where the second-generation cut-off rule is applied to their descendants born before 1985.
http://www.lynngehl.com/black-face-blogging/understanding-61a-all-the-way
This article explains how the Senate added the “6(1) a All the Way” clause to Bill S-3 in a way that it would apply to the re-instated women and all of their descendants born before 1985; and then explains how the House of Commons first removed the clause followed by the Prime Minister calling on party solidity in voting through this gutted version of the Bill. This included the Minister of Status of Women, Maryam Monsef, voting for the gutted bill.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/lynn-gehl/checking-the-math-behind-carolyn-bennetts-2-million-new-indians_a_23247909/
This article addresses the fear mongering strategy Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Carolyn Bennett engaged in when asked about the increased number of status Indians the “6(1)a All the Way” clause would create.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/lynn-gehl/checking-the-math-behind-carolyn-bennetts-2-million-new-indians_a_23247909/
When reading these articles make sure you click on the hyperlinks as they will provide you with additional information.
Here are two additional links.
http://www.hilltimes.com/2017/09/13/liberals-likely-looking-new-language-fix-sexist-indian-act/118603
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/senators-amend-legislation-aimed-at-removing-sexism-from-indian-act/article35110342/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&
 | Lynn Gehl, Ph.D. is an Algonquin Anishinaabe-kwe from the Ottawa River Valley. In 2017 she won an Ontario Court of Appeal case on sex discrimination in The Indian Act, and is an outspoken critic of the Algonquin land claims process. You can reach her through, and see more of her work, at www.lynngehl.com. |
