Thursday, March 31, 2011

Indian Act

Definitions 1. a band of indians for whose use and benefit the common, lands, the legal title too which is vested in her majesty, have been set apart before , after september 4, 1951. http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-5/page-1.html
2. is the principal federal statute dealing with INDIAN status, local government management or reserve land and communal monies. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0003975
Explanation
Indian act is an act of when the indians started losing thier land to people and to be able to get thier land the government had to offer funds like payments from the government and still be able to use thier land.

Indians use to live off their own pay and work but now they live off the government which is way better then working for themselves because they made money by getting rid of thier land and still get payments from our government.
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  1. Mr. FriesenApril 9, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    The act defines who is an "Indian" and contains certain legal rights and legal disabilities for registered Indians. The rights exclusive to Indians in the Indian Act are beyond legal challenge under the Constitution Act, 1982. Section 25 of the Constitution Act, 1982 provides that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms shall not be interpreted as negating aboriginal, treaty or other rights of Canada's aboriginal people. (wikipedia)

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