Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again | The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again shares the powerful story of Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for more than two decades to challenge sex discrimination against First Nations women embedded in Canada’s Indian Act and became a key figure the women’s rights movement in Canada.

Using never-before-seen archival footage and audio recordings, Courtney Montour, Mohawk filmmaker, engages in a deeply personal conversation with the late Mohawk woman who challenged sexist and genocidal government policies that stripped First Nations women and children of their Indian status when they married non-Indian men.

Ms. Montour speaks with Nellie Carlson, Cree activist, co-founder of Indian Rights for Indian Women, and Ms. Earley's lifelong friend and meets with three generations in Ms. Earley's kitchen in Kahnawà:ke. This documentary honours the legacy of a woman who galvanized a national network of allies to help restore Indian status to thousands of First Nations women and children.