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governments did nothing.
The Lovelace decision was
an important factor in finally enabling Parliament to
address the issue, and the Indian Act was amended in
1985 to put Indian men and women on an equal footing by allowing all of them to retain their status after marrying with a non-Indian.
(B.L. Strayer) Consultant
13 October 1989
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