Nellie Carlson and the Indian Rights for Indian Women movement

Nellie Carlson helped restore the treaty rights of hundreds of thousands of disinherited Indigenous people across Canada. Along with a group of fiery, determined women who had also had their treaty status taken away when they married non-status Indian men, Nellie fought for decades to redress this injustice.

Click here to read about Nellie Carlson and the Indian Rights for Indian Women movement on the Edmonton City as Museum Project website.