First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women's health

The Framework for the Future in Part Six allows the reader to grasp some hope that the current situation can indeed be improved through heeding the words of the Elders and Aboriginal women leaders themselves and the implementation of the guidelines that the Supreme Court of Canada has stated properly characterize Crown/Aboriginal relations. [...] Aboriginal women commanded the highest respect in their communities as the givers of life and were the keepers of the traditions, practices and customs of the nation. [...] Women were revered for their capacity not only to create new life but by extension the creation of new relationships with the Creator.10 The Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples notes: She did not have to compete with her partner in the running of the home and the caring of the family. [...] With the uncovering of the Muir case, the Government of Alberta’s response was a proposition to override the Charter using section 33 to limit the compensation to victims; this was met with a massive public outcry.77 The Government of Alberta finally apologized in 1999 and offered several individuals and groups the option to settle out of court.78 For Aboriginal women the impact on health and the [...] Section 52(1) reads: The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of Canada, and any law that is inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution is, to the extent of the inconsistency, of no force or effect.104.