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Indigenous people’s voting rights

It was only in March 1960 that Indigenous men and women with Indian status became eligible to vote in federal elections without having to renounce their status or certain rights attached to their status. They were first able to exercise their new right from 31 October that year in a by-election held in Ontario.

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Other Resources

ABORIGINAL PEOPLE: HISTORY OF DISCRIMINATORY LAWS
Civilization.ca - History of the Vote - Chronicle, A spotlight on 1920-1997
Elections Canada Online | A History of the Vote in Canada
Elections Canada Online | Mapping the Legal Consciousness of First Nations Voters: Understanding Voting Rights Mobilization
First Nations - Wikipedia
First Nations Elections Act. Content archived on 29 Mar. 2024 (original link)
Indigenous Suffrage - The Canadian Encyclopedia. Content archived on 5 Dec. 2024
Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada - The Canadian Encyclopedia. Content archived on 8 Dec. 2024
Supreme Court of Canada cases involving Indigenous peoples | SFU Library
The Enfranchisement of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada - Diefenbaker Canada Centre - University of Saskatchewan. Content archived on 10 Apr. 2018
The History of Women’s Vote - Library and Archives Canada. Content archived on 11 July 2022
The Politics of Inclusion: Granting Aboriginals the Vote. Content archived on 11 Dec. 2017
Women in the DCB/DBC – Dictionary of Canadian Biography

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