first nations women got the right to vote in canada in 1948.
first nations women got the right to vote in canada in 1948.
when did first nations women get the right to vote in canada?
1948
women's suffrage in canada occurred at different times in different jurisdictions and at different times to different demographics of women. by the close of 1918, all the canadian provinces except quebec had granted full suffrage to white and black women. municipal suffrage was granted in 1884 to property-owning widows and spinsters in the provinces of quebec and ontario; in 1886, in the province of new brunswick, to all property-owning women except those whose husbands were voters; in nova scotia, in 1886; and in prince edward island, in 1888, to property-owning widows and spinsters. in 1916, suffrage was given to women in manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta, and british columbia. women in quebec did not receive full suffrage until 1940. asian women (and men) were not granted suffrage until after world war ii in 1948, inuit women (and men) were not granted suffrage until 1950 and it was not until 1960 that suffrage was extended to first nations women (and men) without requiring them to give up their treaty status.
women's suffrage in canada
but, as more métis lived in communities with a fur-trapping tradition, they created a new, distinct aboriginal people in north america. first nations women were the link between cultures; they provided companionship for the fur traders, introductions to their people and culture, and also aided in their survival. first nations women were able to translate the native languages, sewed new clothing for their husbands and children, and generally were involved in resolving any cultural issues that arose. the first peoples had survived in the west for thousands of years, so the fur traders benefited greatly from their first nations wives' knowledge of the land and its resources. métis people were thought of as the familial bond between the europeans and first nations and inuit peoples of north america. as adults, the men often worked as fur-trade company interpreters, as well as fur trappers in their turn. many of the first generations of métis lived within the first nations societies of their wives and children, but also started to marry métis women.
métis in canada