product ive ▁ster il izations ▁under ▁the ▁Sex ual ▁Ster il izations ▁Act . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁that ▁this ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁repe aled . ▁However , ▁the ▁damage ▁done ▁towards ▁Ind igen ous ▁women ▁is ▁irre vers ible ▁and ▁has ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁dec ades ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁start ▁of ▁co er ced ▁ster il ization ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁e ugen ics ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁and ▁many ▁Canad ians , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁were ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁this ▁act . ▁In ▁Canada , ▁it ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁population ▁control , ▁however , ▁it ▁was ▁dis pro port ion ally ▁target ing ▁Ind igen ous ▁people , ▁specifically ▁Ind igen ous ▁women ▁and ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁reprodu ction . ▁Many ▁Ind igen ous ▁women ▁were ▁not ▁clearly ▁informed ▁of ▁the ▁tub al ▁lig ation ▁procedure ▁and ▁believed ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁revers ible ▁form ▁of ▁birth ▁control , ▁when ▁in ▁fact , ▁it ▁was ▁permanent . ▁ ▁A ▁report ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁which ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁co er ced ▁tub al ▁lig ations ▁which ▁were ▁done ▁to ▁Ind igen ous ▁women ▁at ▁the ▁S ask ato on ▁Health ▁Region . ▁In ▁the ▁report , ▁inter views ▁were ▁conducted ▁with ▁Ind igen ous ▁women ▁who ▁under w ent ▁tub al ▁lig ation ▁surg ery ▁and ▁spoke ▁of ▁their ▁experience . ▁They ▁said ▁they ▁felt , ▁“