b'EQUALITY OR EQUITY?SHIF TING VIE WS OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN POLITICSBy Joan RiggsReflecting on the disproportionate abuse experienced by Indigenous women in politicsI n 2015, Jody Wilson-Raybouldleft the Cabinet, the Liberal governmentin Inuit land claim organizations. We even became a member of Trudeausand mainstream federal politics. have an Inuk Governor General.Cabinet and was appointed Attorney General of Canada. EnthusiasmAcross the country, Indigenous womenThe impact of their contributions is flourished nationally at the prospect thatare fulfilling responsibilities at federal,significant, but the women that enter these the Canadian government would have theterritorial, provincial and municipal levelscolonial systems as advocates and to make benefit of a strong First Nations womanof government alike. We have Indigenouschange for Indigenous communities are women in First Nations governance who understood both Canadian andundertaking roles of Chiefs and councilexperiencing an unprecedented amount Indigenous law and governance structures;members, of leaders in Mtis governments,of racism, discrimination and microaggres-but within five years, Wilson-Raybould hadof mayors in Inuit hamlets and of leaderssions. In February 2023, Governor General 30Fall/Winter 2024'