Today, Wet’suwet’en hereditary leader Theresa Tait Day will testify in front of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs to ask the Federal Government to ensure women leaders’ voices are heard as her Nation resolves its governance issues.
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs is convening today to study the Indigenous crisis in Quebec and Canada. As a female leader whose voice has been often silenced it is important for Day to testify.
“As a female Wet’suwet’en member, hereditary chief and community leader, I want to be involved and have a voice in decision-making impacting my community,” said Tait Day. “That is our way. But women’s voices are not being heard because of the male hereditary chiefs working to quiet us. We are asking for the Federal Government’s help to resolve this.”
Day will respectfully ask the government to help ensure accountability and procedural fairness in decision-making in her Nation.
