Married an Indigenous Woman? Here's What You May Need To Know About Status!

What happens when an Indigenous woman loses her treaty status through marriage—and how do the changes brought by Bill C-31 and Bill S-3 affect her children and grandchildren? In this video, we explore the history of Canada’s Indian Act, the infamous “1951 cut-off,” and how recent reforms now allow families once limited to section 6(2) status to apply for upgrades to 6(1).

If you or your children were impacted by status loss due to marriage before 1985, this could directly affect your rights today and your ability to pass status on to the next generation.

00:00 - Start
00:06 - Introduction
01:25 - How the Indian Act removed status through marriage
01:56 - Method of research
02:44 - Beginning of ChatGPT Analysis
02:55 - The main question to be investigated
03:45 - Past legal inconsistency on male vs. female
05:47 - Can 6(2) status be ammended to 6(1)? The answer
09:30 - How to pursue an ammendment to 6(1) status
10:15 - Provision of free application letter to viewers
10:51 - New laws on the way that may affect status
11:33 - What is the "1951 cut-off" about?
13:35 - Specific example of status ammendment
15:24 - Remaining item of sexism still not corrected by law
16:45 - The effects of Bill C-3 in 2019
17:38 - What Bil C-3 means for your children
17:58 - The need to be proactive!
18:12 - The sample letter being offered to viewers
18:29 - Why 6(1) status matters
18:52 - What to do next
19:57 - What the letter you send should include
20:20 - The address to send the letter to
22:31 - How to provide proof of mother's reinstated status
23:38 - Does ISC automatically upgrade children to 6(1)?
27:23 - When did Bill C-31 come into effect?
27:43 - Closing remarks
28:36 - Email for requesting sample letter
28:50 - Next video suggestion