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In 2015, Quebec's Inuit numbered 12,129 people. [2] As of 2023, 98% of Nunavik's residents speak Nunavimmiutitut, a local dialect of Inuktitut and part of the Eskaleut language family, as their native language. They also know English and French because they are taught these languages in school. [3]
The Bill removed the legal gender discrimination that had impacted Indigenous women in their choice of husband, and allowed women who had been stripped of their Indian status to regain it through a process of reinstatement. [1] [3] Two-Axe Earley was the first woman to have her status reinstated by Indian Affairs Minister David Crombie. [10]
Monique Sioui (1950 – 1997) [1] was an activist for the rights of indigenous women and children. She was the sister of writer and artist Christine Sioui-Wawanoloath. [2] [3] Sioui was the daughter of Augustin Sioui, Huron-Wendat, and Esther Wawanolett, Abenaki. [3] She was a founding member of Quebec Native Women , serving as president in 1976.
Following this, Gabriel became the president at Quebec Native Women Inc. (QNW) in Kahnawake, Quebec, from March 2004 to December 2010. During this time she was an advocate for Indigenous women's rights, especially in response to policies under the Canadian Indian Act in the form of Bill C-31. [10]
The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC; French: Association des femmes autochtones du Canada [AFAC]) is a national Indigenous organization representing the political voice of Indigenous women, girls, and gender-diverse people in Canada, inclusive of First Nations on and off reserve, status and non-status, disenfranchised, Métis, and Inuit.
A resident or native of Quebec is often referred to in English as a Quebecer or Quebecker. [13] In French, Québécois or Québécoise usually refers to any native or resident of Quebec. [14] [15] Its use became more prominent in the 1960s as French Canadians from Quebec increasingly self-identified as Québécois. [15]
Michèle Taïna Audette (born July 20, 1971) is a Canadian politician and activist. She served as president of Femmes autochtones du Québec (Quebec Native Women) from 1998 to 2004 and again from 2010 to 2012.
Historic photo of Kahnawake, ca. 1860. Kahnawake is located on the southwest shore where the Saint Lawrence River narrows. The territory is described in the native language as "on, or by the rapids" (of the Saint Lawrence River) [8] (in French, it was originally called Sault du St-Louis, also related to the rapids).