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Following traditional protocol, which values that knowledge is subjectively perceived from the inside rather than objectively obtained from the outside, this book begins with who the author is and offers a discussion of the methodology: Mkadengwe which translates to Black Face. After this, a collection of short chapters on the land claims and self-government process and the sex discrimination regarding Indian status provisions in the Indian Act are offered. This collection of chapters serves to illustrate the intersection of Indian status registration, First Nation band membership, First Nation citizenship, and the land claims and self-government process.This book also offers never seen before photographs in two interludes. The first captures the 2005 protest, held in Ottawa, of the twenty year anniversary of Bill C-31. This collection includes Jeannette Corbiere-Lavell, Sandra Lovelace, Ellen Gabriel, Beverly Jacobs − then President of the Native Women's Association of Canada − as well as Mary Eberts, a constant ally to Indigenous women. The second interlude captures the 2010 Marche AMUN protest of Bill C-3, again held in Ottawa. This collection includes organizers Michèle Audette and Viviane Michelle, as well as Sharon McIvor and her support team Gwen Broadsky and Shelagh Day.This book ends with the author's thoughts on Indigenous citizenship and an analysis of what she has learned in her more than twenty-seven year process of participating in, and observing, the Algonquins of Ontario land claims process and the two remedial legislative processes of the Indian Act intended to meet Canada's Charter requirements.Purposely written for community members and a broader audience - Indigenous people, Canadian citizens, settlers, descendants of setters, new immigrants, and allies to Indigenous women - this book offers accessible practices such as clear, concise short chapters, a larger font size, many visuals, and more white space.All proceeds from the sale of this book wi