Women's association a national force
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The Ontario Native Women's Association is a force to be reckoned with.
What started out as a grassroots provincial group defending women's rights has become a political advocacy group influencing Native groups across the country.
It was dogged determination that saw ONWA representatives sit with male Native leaders during the Charlottetown negotiations. And because of ONWA members' dedication, the issue of Native self-government became subject to an equality clause which represented women's voices.
