14. Unknown and Unstated Paternity and the Indian Act: Enough Is Enough!

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Dedication xi
5. Foreword xiii
6. Preface: Indigenous Ways of Knowing xxi
7. Acknowledgements xxv
8. Acronyms xxvii
9. Introduction xxxi
10. Part One: On Identity Matters
11. 1. Fighting for Recognition 1
12. 2. The Personal Implications of the Discrimination in the Indian Act 7
13. 3. Long Live the “Algonquin Frauds” 10
14. 4. “Love to Me Is the Kids” 13
15. 5. Disenfranchised Spirit: A Theory and a Model 16
16. Part Two: Some Community Writing
17. 6. Women Protest Bill C-31 Threat to Erase Indians 35
18. 7. Great Gathering against Bill c-3 37
19. 8. Indian Act Still Discriminating 40
20. 9. The Indian Act’s Legislative Silence 43
21. 10. Canada’s Court System: A Hostile Place for Indigenous Peoples 46
22. Part Three: On Cultural Genocide
23. 11. Canada’s Unstated Paternity Policy Amounts to Genocide against Indigenous Children 51
24. 12. Canada Is Carrying Out Cultural Genocide with a Smile 54
25. Part Four: Some Academic Works
26. 13. “The Queen and I”: Discrimination against Women in the Indian Act Continues 59
27. 14. Unknown and Unstated Paternity and the Indian Act: Enough Is Enough! 70
28. 15. Protecting Indian Rights for Indian Babies: Canada’s “Unstated Paternity” Policy 79
29. 16. Ontario’s History of Tampering and Re-tampering with Birth Registration Documents 94
30. Part Five: A Talk, a Testimonial, and a Submission
31. 17. Law Society of Upper Canada Talk 109
32. 18. House of Commons Committee Testimony 113
33. 19. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Submission 118
34. Part Six: Bill S-3
35. 20. Understanding “6(1)a All The Way!” 123
36. 21. Carolyn Bennett’s “Two Million” New Indians 125
37. 22. Valuing Discourse: Senators Discuss Indian and Northern Affairs Canada’s “Unstated Paternity” Policy 129
38. Part Seven: Dishonouring Wenonah’s Jurisdiction
39. 23. My Last Chapter: I Am Only a Woman 135
40. Part Eight: Some Final Thoughts
41. 24. Defeating the Wiindigo 205
42. 25. I Danced and I Danced; My Heart Was Full 210
43. Afterword: Morals before Knowledge 215
44. Appendix: Timeline of Gehl v Canada 219
45. Notes 235
46. Anishinaabemowin Words and Meanings 249
47. Bibliography 251
48. Index 261