FILE - Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa in an April 22, 2016, file photo. Bennett says the government would be working with indigenous organizations to come up with changes to the Indian Act required by the Descheneaux ruling, but also other aspects of Indian Act registration that discriminate based on whether people, or their ancestors, are male or female. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld, File