Nellie Mildred Carlson is being remembered as a persistent advocate who fought for the status rights of Indigenous women and successfully lobbied for changes to the Indian Act. In the early 1970s, Carlson was one of the founding members of the group Indian Rights for Indian Women, along with Kathleen Steinhauer and Jenny Margetts. A 2005 interview with Nellie Carlson, a Cree woman who lost her Indigenous status when she married a Métis man, then fought tirelessly to change the law. A leader in the women's movement in Canada - who fought for the status rights of Indigenous women - died in Edmonton last week. "We are proud to have Nellie Carlson as our namesake, and we are committed to maintaining her legacy of excellence."

Source: CBC News September 15, 2020 12:00 UTC