Voting
Women in Manitoba gain the right to vote provincially?
1916
Section 1
Guaranteed fundamental freedoms.
NWAC stands for what
Native Women's Association of Canada
Who was the first women legislature in Canada?
Louise McKinney
Women all over Canada gain the right to vote?
1918
The Charter came into effect what year?
1982
What is the initiative launch by the NWAC?
Sisters in Spirit
What court was the Persons Case fought in?
Supreme Court
Women in the armed forces can vote federally?
1917
Section 28
Men and women are equal.
What percentage of Canada do Indigenous women make up?
4.3%
When was the Persons Case won?
1929
Groups excluded from the 1918 act to vote?
Japanese, Chinese, South Asian, Indigenous.
Section 15
Everyone is equal under the law.
How many times more likely are Indigenous women to experience a homicide?
4 times
Was Irene Parlby a member of the legislative assembly?
Yes
First Nation women gain the right to vote?
1960
Section 3
Everyone has the right to vote.
How many violent crimes towards Indigenous women go unreported?
6 out of 10
What did the Persons Case do?
Allowed for women to be seen as persons in the law.