Winona, an Aboriginal woman born in the twentieth century, had six children and was then forced by the Indian Agent to go to Edmonton to undergo surgery.What was her surgery for?

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This question refers to the historical practice of coerced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada. Many Indigenous women, like Winona, were forced to undergo surgery to have their fallopian tubes tied or removed without their informed consent. This practice was part of a larger attempt to assimilate Indigenous peoples and control their reproduction.

Winona, an Aboriginal Woman Born in the Twentieth Century, Had