加拿大参议院通过在《印第安人法》中消除基于性别的障碍,将第一民族地位恢复到数千人。 Canada’s Senate passes changes to restore First Nations status to thousands by ending gender-based barriers in the Indian Act.

加拿大参议院通过了对S-2号法案的修正案,取消了第二代第一民族地位截止期,并通过了一项单亲家庭地位规则,允许父母任何一方通过这一地位,解决《印第安人法》中的性别不平等问题。 The Canadian Senate has passed amendments to Bill S-2, removing the second-generation cutoff for First Nations status and adopting a one-parent rule to allow status to be passed down through either parent, addressing gender inequities in the Indian Act. 这种改变可以恢复大约6 000人的地位,并遵循土著领导人的倡导,尽管对协商和执行仍存在关切。 The change could restore status to about 6,000 people and follows advocacy from Indigenous leaders, though concerns remain over consultation and implementation. 该法案现提交下议院审查和表决,然后才能成为法律。 The bill now moves to the House of Commons for review and voting before it can become law.