Mary Two-Axe Earley
Kanien’kehá:ka elder, Indigenous Canadian women's rights activist, human rights activist (1911-1996) · Canada · On the map · Activists · Died at 84
Mary Two-Axe Earley was a Canadian Mohawk and Oneida women's rights activist from the reserve of Kahnawake in Quebec.
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After losing her legal Indian status due to marrying a non-status man, Two-Axe Earley advocated for changes to the Indian Act, which had promoted gender discrimination and stripped First Nations women of the right to participate in the political and cultural life of their home reserves.
