Women Indigenous Leaders Speak Out about Gender-Based Discrimination
‘There’s no way I would encourage my daughters to be in this arena until we address the systemic deep bias.’
Amanda Follett Hosgood is The Tyee’s northern B.C. reporter. She lives in Wet’suwet’en territory. Find her on Twitter @amandajfollett. SHARES Mina Holmes, tribal Chief of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, says the gender-based discrimination she faces ‘can be really exhausting and defeating.’
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A group of Indigenous women in leadership roles came together online today to kick off a conversation they hope will empower women and bring an end to gender-based discrimination in their communities and politics.