Dancer Shares the Story of His Road Home

Coast Salish Territory - Vancouver Feb 26, 2010

The Vancouver Sun ran an article featuring artist Andy Everson.

From the article...

Everson, who is from the Comox Band, at one time wasn't even allowed to live on reserve after his mother married a Norwegian man. By doing so, she and her children lost their Indian status. According to Canadian federal law at the time, if an aboriginal man married a non-aboriginal woman she gained Indian status, but if the opposite happened the woman lost her status. After the Indian Act was amended in 1985, Everson's mother was able to regain her status, as were her children.

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