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Indian Act. 1 - Short Title. 2 - Interpretation. 3 - Administration. 4 - Application of Act. 5 - Definition and Registration of Indians. 5 - Indian Register. 8 - Band Lists. 14 - Notice of Band Lists. 14.1 - Inquiries. 14.2 - Protests. 15 - Payments in Respect of Persons Ceasing To Be Band Members. 17 - New Bands. 18 - Reserves.
Feb 7, 2006 · The Indian Act, 1876, dismantled traditional systems of governance and imposed external controls — in the form of local Indian agents and the federal bureaucracy of the Department of Indian Affairs on individuals and communities.
The Indian Act (French: Loi sur les Indiens) is a Canadian Act of Parliament that concerns registered Indians, their bands, and the system of Indian reserves.
THE INDIAN ACT. 1876–1996: A VERY BRIEF HISTORY. Subsection 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 18671 granted Parliament legislative authority over “Indians, and Lands reserved for the Indians.”
Feb 10, 2020 · The Indian Act was first created in 1876. A new version was created in 1951. Since then, the Act has been revised several times. The main goal of the Act was to force First Nations peoples to lose their culture and become like Euro-Canadians. The Indian Act does not affect either the Métis or Inuit.
The Indian Act is a Canadian federal law that governs in matters pertaining to Indian status, bands, and Indian reserves. Throughout history it has been highly invasive and paternalistic, as it authorizes the Canadian federal government to regulate and administer in the affairs and day-to-day lives of registered Indians and reserve communities.
The Indian Act is the principal law through which the federal government administers Indian status, local First Nations governments and the management of reserve land and communal monies. The Indian Act does not include Métis or Inuit peoples. The Act came into power on 12 April 1876.
Jun 25, 2019 · In the newest episode of The Secret Life of Canada, co-hosts Falen Johnson and Leah Simone-Bowen look into the various forces that led Canada to the creation of the Indian Act, and the various...
About Indian status. Find out more about entitlement, benefits and registration under the Indian Act and the Indian Register. Indian Act reform. Eliminating sex-based inequities, new registration entitlements, collaborative process on the second generation cut off and section 10 voting thresholds.
Indian means a person who pursuant to this Act is registered as an Indian or is entitled to be registered as an Indian; (Indien) Indian moneys. Indian moneys means all moneys collected, received or held by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of Indians or bands; (argent des Indiens) Indian Register
