{"id":111195,"date":"2025-12-19T09:31:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/keys-to-the-court-jeannette-corbiere-lavell\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:18:39","slug":"keys-to-the-court-jeannette-corbiere-lavell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/keys-to-the-court-jeannette-corbiere-lavell\/","title":{"rendered":"Keys to the Court : Jeannette Corbiere Lavell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 1970, Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, a young Anishinaabe woman, lost her legal status under the\u00a0Indian Act<\/em>\u00a0simply because she married a non-Indigenous man. She was stripped of her membership in the Wiikwemkoong community and barred from living on the reserve. This provision did not apply to Indigenous men who married non-Indigenous women.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dismayed by this blatant injustice, she took her case all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This short film retraces Jeannette\u2019s stand against colonialism and gender discrimination in Canadian law. Through her voice, we revisit a defining chapter in the struggle for Indigenous women\u2019s rights and reflect on how her willingness to overcome obstacles helped shape the path for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This documentary is part of a series of short films\u00a0giving voice to\u00a0citizens\u00a0who\u00a0brought\u00a0their\u00a0cases to the Supreme Court of Canada,\u00a0featured throughout the\u00a0docu-course\u00a0Keys to the Court<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0These documentaries offer\u00a0perspectives\u00a0rarely\u00a0heard\u00a0on\u00a0their\u00a0experience\u00a0with\u00a0the justice system\u00a0and the lasting impact of\u00a0those\u00a0experiences\u00a0on\u00a0their\u00a0families\u00a0and\u00a0communities.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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