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Indian Homemakers Association of BC
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

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Indian Homemakers Association of British Columbia.
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Pritchard, Lisa
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Document pertaining to "the Indian Homemakers’ Association (IHA) of B.C. [which] was a non-profit organization made up of Indian women in order to improve the living conditions within First Nations communities, including providing adequate facilities on reserves, facilitating training programs, fighting discrimination, promoting equality and establishing political recognition for women and Aboriginal peoples" ("Indian Homemakers' Association of British Columbia," Indigenous Foundations, University of British Columbia).

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Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
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Vancouver B.C. : Indian Homemakers Assoc. of B.C.
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