24 Mar Reserve fears influx: Population of 8,000 might double because of proposed federal law (The Gazette)
Kahnawake, the Mohawk community of 8,000 on Montreal’s South Shore, could see its population double as a result of a proposed federal law that aims to end discrimination against aboriginal women. If passed, Bill C-3 would amend Canada’s Indian Act and extend Indian status to the grandchildren of First Nations women who married non-First Nations men. Currently, only the grandchildren of First Nations men who marry non-First Nations women are granted Indian status and such accompanying rights as tax exemptions and money for education… go to article