SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (CTV News) Cheryl Diane Hutley has been fighting with the federal government for more than 20 years. Her father, her grandmother, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather all had full status and its accompanying benefits under the Indian Act of 1876.
However, that’s never been the case for Hutley or her siblings. But it’s not for lack of trying.
Hutley, a 64-year-old non-status Mohawk woman, has been fighting since 1999 to have her family heritage and legacy recognized by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). But twice she’s been denied because of laws, on the books as recently as 2019, that actively blocked certain Indigenous people from obtaining status if their female ancestors married a non-Indian Status person.
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The organizers: Mahalia Verna and David Schulze
The gift: Raising $10,000 for COVID-19 relief efforts in Haiti
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