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Place of Birth: Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada
About Mary Two-Axe Earley
- Mary Two-Axe Earley was a Mohawk woman from the reserve of Kahnawake, Quebec.
- She worked as an indigenous women's rights activist against the gender discrimination that lost indigenous women "status" under the Indian Act.
- Her work eventually lead to the passing of Bill C-31 in 1985, an amendment to the Indian Act to correct gender discrimination.
- Mary was a powerful speaker at several conferences, commissions and hearings worldwide in her pursuit of justice, basic human rights, and the equality of women before the law.
- Mary was a Clan Mother who valued the traditions and welfare of Aboriginal communities before anything else.
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