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Social Injustice in Canada

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The recommendations made by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to repair the legacy of harm done by residential schools was called the 94 calls to ____.
Women who challenged the Prime Minister of Canada to appoint a woman as a Senator and thus, clarify the definition of a "person" in the BNA Act.
The fight of First Nations to gain international recognition to end ties with Canada and the Indian Act.
A gay man who was arrested and jailed indefinitely as a dangerous offender for admitting to having sexual relations with men.
A 2008 commission written in response to the abuse inflicted on First Nations people in residential schools.
A popular nickname for women working as welders, drillers, and punch-press or machine operators during WWII.
The committee that scored a huge victory when the government agreed to add a clause to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guaranteeing gender equality in Canada
The 1929 court challenge in which the Famous Five successfully fought to have women declared Persons under Canadian law.
A policy that promotes the absorption and integration of people, ideas, or culture into a wider society or culture.
Her appointment as a judge in Alberta was challenged on the basis that only "persons" could hold public office, and women were not "persons"
The law that included major social legislation that included both women's rights and legalizing same-sex relationships among consenting adults.
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Canadian law that was created to regulate the lives of First Nations people.
Canada's first female MP (1921-1940)
An author in the 1960s who transformed the lives of women when she urged them to liberate themselves from the gender roles reinforced by images in the media.
A UN __ __ mission was conducted in 2013 to gather information on the social conditions on Canadian reserves.
Institutions whose goal it was to force native children to set aside their identity and traditions.
Having to give up ones status as an "Indian" if they moved off the reserve.
The decade long period of severe economic and social hardship, massive unemployment, and suffering--some blamed working women for these conditions.
The piece of legislation that includes legal protections for sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.
A person who supports the equality of men and women in society.