ALBERTA LAW REVIEW

First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Women's Health: A Rights-based Approach

Male-centred legislation, policies and institutions that are the hallmarks of Canada's colonial history have had a long-lasting impact on the health of Indigenous women. Although Indigenous women have unique sets of constitutionally protected rights, the government has failed to protect those rights. Traditionally, Indigenous peoples have understood and practiced an integrated approach to health - however, by all health status indicators, Indigenous peoples in Canada suffer from disproportionately poor health compared to the non-Indigenous population.

Can the World's Poorest Women Be Saved: A Critical Third World Feminist Analysis of the CEDAW's Rural Women's Economic Rights and Alternative Approaches to Women's Economic Empowerment

This article argues that a re-examination of international conventional and treaty law concerning the protection and equality of women is necessary, given that globalization has tended to further economically marginalize women. The author poses two reasons why CEDAW has failed women economically and suggests that its economic articles pertaining to rural women could benefit from a Third-World Feminist Analysis (TWFA). The author critiques CEDAW using a TWFA from the point of view of women in the rural Indian village of Masure. The article