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	Indian Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Indian Act of Canada (1876) (full title "An Act respecting Indians") is an Act which establishes the rights of registered Indians and of their bands.
		An Indian whose name is in the Indian Register established by the Act is said to have Indian status or treaty status.
		The act was at the centre of the 1969 supreme court case R.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Act_(Canada) (255 words)

	Indian Act of Canada
		The Canadian Parliament overhauled the act in 1951 and continued to amend it significantly throughout the remainder of the 20th century.
		To be given Indian status, one generally had to be a member of an aboriginal band that was granted a reserve or government funds or had negotiated a treaty with the government.
		Under the act, Indians could continue to hunt and fish for a living, and they were eligible for government-funded education and health care.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/nativeamericans/indianactcanada.htm (1223 words)

	Indian Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Indian Act, is the principal federal statute dealing with INDIAN status, local government and the management of reserve land and communal monies.
		The earliest Indian legislation was directed at regulating trade with the Indians and non-Indian settlement in native territories.
		Indians remain concerned that the unilateral increase of their numbers, coupled with general government austerity and increasing involvement of provinces in Indian issues, signal a general lack of commitment to their special needs and rights.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?ArticleId=A0003975 (803 words)

	Canada's Indian Act: Product of Sick Minds
		At the beginning of the twentieth century, Section 52 of the Indian Act provided the legal means by which the movers of government could realize such a relocation.
		In the early 1900s, the before-mentioned provision of the Indian Act was used in Nova Scotia by some of Sydney's white residents to relocate the Membertou Band.
		Ironically, although the Act was formulated by government as a tool to eradicate forever from Mother Earth Native American cultures, it instead, because of its paternalistic provisions, provided a mechanism for their survival.
	www.danielnpaul.com /Col/1994/IndianAct-RacistProduct.html (531 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Indian Act of Canada
		Indian Act of Canada, law designed to integrate Indians in Canada into the mainstream economy and culture.
		The Indian Act of 1876 consolidated and amended earlier statutes regarding the rights of indigenous peoples in Canada.
		Indian Act of Canada : pictures related to the Indian Act of Canada
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Indian_Act_of_Canada.html (136 words)

	Indian Act -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Act is administered by the (Click link for more info and facts about Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
		An Indian whose name is in the (Click link for more info and facts about Indian Register) Indian Register established by the Act is said to have Indian status or treaty status.
		The act was at the centre of the 1969 (The highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation) supreme court case R. v.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/in/indian_act.htm (283 words)

	Henderson's Annotated Indian Act
		When Indians complained of administrative abuses and, in the non-Treaty areas, to press their claims of Aboriginal title, the Act was amended to make it an offence to retain a lawyer for the purpose of advancing a claim.
		The Supreme Court of Canada confirmed the fiduciary duties of the Crown, derivable from the nature of Indian title and from the Indian Act, and held Canada liable for its breach of duty in that case.
		Subject to this Act, all jurisdiction and authority in relation to matters and causes testamentary, with respect to deceased Indians, is vested exclusively in the Minister and shall be exercised subject to and in accordance with regulations of the Governor in Council.
	www.bloorstreet.com /200block/sindact.htm (13053 words)

	Indian Register (Canada) - Biocrawler definition:Indian Register (Canada) - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Status Indians have rights and benefits that are not granted to unregistered Indians, Inuit, or Métis, perhaps the chief benefits being the granting of reserves and of rights associated with them, including exemption from federal and provincial taxes for residents.
		In 1951 the current Indian Register was established by amendment of the Indian Act.
		In 1985, the Indian Act was amended again with the goal of restoring Indian status to people who had lost it through discriminatory provisions of the Act, and to their children.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Indian_Register_(Canada) (323 words)

	Marriage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The administration of this Act is under the direction of the Minister. R.S.O. 1990, c.
		Despite anything in this Act, if the Minister considers that circumstances justify the issue of a licence in any particular case, the Minister may, in his or her absolute discretion, authorize the issue of the licence. R.S.O. 1990, c.
		If the regulations prescribe a form setting out the relationships by consanguinity or adoption that, under the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act (Canada), bar the lawful solemnization of marriage, the form shall be endorsed on the licence and on the proof of publication of banns. 1998, c.
	www.e-laws.gov.on.ca /DBLaws/Statutes/English/90m03_e.htm (3325 words)

	Indian Reorganization Act - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Indian Reorganization Act
		US federal act passed in 18 June 1934, aimed at re-establishing government by American Indian peoples and preserving American Indian culture.
		A survey of reservation life under the Dawes General Allotment Act discovered appalling living conditions and recommended drastic reforms.
		The Indian Reorganization Act returned thousands of acres of land to reservations, provided federal financial and technical aid to ethnic groups, supplied health and education services, and encouraged the adoption of written constitutions.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Indian+Reorganization+Act (156 words)

	First Nations, Bill C-31, Indian Act
		The Indian Act, passed in 1876, combined all existing policies affecting Indians and outlined the responsibilities of the federal government, established by the British North America Act of 1867.
		All status Indians including those newly registered as a result of Bill C-31 are eligible to apply for post secondary education assistance through DIAND and are eligible for non-insured health services through Health and Welfare Canada.
		A study, Impacts of the 1985 amendments to the Indian Act (Bill C-31), was tabled in the House of Commons on December 19, 1990.
	www.johnco.com /nativel/bill_c31.html (1012 words)

	Indian Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Where an Indian who is in possession of lands at the time they are included in a reserve made permanent improvements thereon before that time, he shall be deemed to be in lawful possession of those lands at the time they are included.
		(1) An Indian who ceases to be entitled to reside on a reserve may, within six months or such further period as the Minister may direct, transfer to the band or another member of the band the right to possession of any lands in the reserve of which he was lawfully in possession.
		(1) Subject to this Act, all jurisdiction and authority in relation to matters and causes testamentary, with respect to deceased Indians, is vested exclusively in the Minister and shall be exercised subject to and in accordance with regulations of the Governor in Council.
	www.anishinabek.ca /uoi/indianact.htm (6445 words)

	Article 11 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Canada will recommend legislation to Parliament to provide that subsection 35(4) of the Indian Act (Canada) does not apply to this Agreement or the Settlement Proceeds.
		Canada will, pursuant to subsection 4(2) of the Indian Act (Canada), consider declaring by proclamation that the provisions of subsection 35(4) of the Indian Act (Canada) shall not apply to Split Lake Cree.
		Where Capital is held by Canada for the use and benefit of Split Lake Cree, this Capital shall be added to the corresponding amounts in the Accounts and Reserve Accounts for the purposes of determination by the Corporate Trustee of Minimum Nominal Capital Amounts and Continuing Nominal Capital Amounts.
	www.gov.mb.ca /ana/splitlake/spl11.html (495 words)

	INDIAN ACT
		Canada’s Indian Act is enacted which attempts to consolidate many Indian laws and makes Indians wards of the government.
		A Status Indian is a person defined as an Indian by the Indian Act and has been registered as an Indian by having h/her name either on a Band list or a General list, and having certain rights, restrictions and benefits under the Indian Act.
		In 1920, the Enfranchisement Amendment to the Indian Act was added in which individuals (usually men) or entire bands by a simple majority vote could surrender their status as Indians in return for the federal vote and becoming Canadian citizens.
	www.shannonthunderbird.com /indian_act.htm (3673 words)

	Marriage Act
		(2) This Act does not apply in respect of any ceremony or form of marriage gone through by two persons who are married to each other by a marriage previously solemnized in accordance with this Act or recognized as valid in Ontario.
		(6) Where a minor is made a ward of someone other than a parent by order of a court or under any Act, the consent required by subsection (2) may be given by the lawful guardian of the minor or person responsible for exercising the rights and duties of a guardian of the minor.
		The Form to this Act respecting the prohibited degrees of affinity and consanguinity shall be endorsed on the licence and on the proof of publication of banns.
	www.canlii.org /on/laws/sta/m-3/20040802/whole.html (3442 words)

	BILL 36 -- 1997: TOBACCO TAX AMENDMENT ACT, 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		SECTION 1: [Tobacco Tax Act, amends section 1] provides authorization for the Province to enter into an agreement with Indian bands to collect a band tobacco tax on their behalf.
		SECTION 2: [Tobacco Tax Act, amends section 2] imposes a requirement on an unregistered wholesale dealer to remit any money received from a retail dealer in respect of the tax payable on tobacco purchased for a retail sale.
		SECTION 6: [Tobacco Tax Act, enacts section 43.1] provide authorization for the Province to enter into an agreement with Indian bands to collect a band tobacco tax on their behalf.
	www.legis.gov.bc.ca /1997/1st_read/gov36-1.htm (790 words)

	CBC News - Women want to change Indian Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Indian Affairs Minister Robert Nault has the support of one segment of the aboriginal population on his side in his effort to rewrite the Indian Act – native women.
		Brown says the Indian Act perpetuates a system that's so male-dominated that 72 per cent of aboriginal woman choose not to live on a reserve.
		The Indian Affairs Department is facing more than 200 court cases challenging one or another part of the Indian Act, and most of them from women, he said.
	cbc.ca /cgi-bin/view?/news/2001/11/24/native_wmn011124 (356 words)

	INDIAN CUT-OFF LANDS DISPUTES ACT
		"Indian Band" means a band as defined by the Indian Act (Canada).
		the minister may enter into an agreement with the Indian Band, the council of the band, or both, and the government of Canada for the purposes of resolving and extinguishing the claims.
		(b) must include provisions for the release, discharge and extinguishment of all claims against British Columbia by present and future members of the Indian Band and by the council of the band and its successors in respect of cut-off lands.
	www.qp.gov.bc.ca /statreg/stat/I/96218_01.htm (410 words)

	Article 7 Indian Moneys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The purpose of Article 7 is to describe arrangements for those portions of the Financial Proceeds which may be subject to subsection 35(4) of the Indian Act (Canada).
		Canada will recommend legislation to Parliament to provide that subsection 35(4) of the Indian Act (Canada) does not apply to this Agreement or to the Financial Proceeds.
		On or before receipt by Canada of the Hydro Bond, as contemplated by Article 7.3.1, Canada will make an order under section 69 of the Indian Act (Canada) providing that the interest on the Hydro Bond held by Canada shall be transferred to the Trust.
	www.gov.mb.ca /ana/york/article07.html (197 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Embargo Act
		Embargo Act, law that prohibited United States vessels from trading with European nations during the Napoleonic Wars.
		Connecticut and the rest of New England had developed a prosperous maritime trade by 1800.
		Commerce was sharply curtailed, however, when war between France and Britain led Congress to pass the Embargo Act of 1807, forbidding U.S. vessels...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Embargo_Act.html (122 words)

	INDIAN SELF GOVERNMENT ENABLING ACT
		(b) the band and the government have a contract that requires the band to provide, for an area of Indian land not in a municipality and its residents and occupants, any services that are paid for in whole or in part out of tax revenues under the Indian land taxation law.
		(b) the band and a municipality have a contract that requires the band to provide, for an area of Indian land in the municipality and its residents and occupants, any services that are paid for in whole or in part out of tax revenues under the Indian land taxation law.
		(b) has jurisdiction over Indian land that is specified or otherwise described in or under that Act of Canada, including the jurisdiction to impose taxes in respect of that Indian land.
	www.qp.gov.bc.ca /statreg/stat/I/96219_01.htm (4409 words)

	Foster Family Handbook - Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A written document arrived at through agreement with persons involved in the care of a child, which sets out the ways in which the needs of a child in care will be met.
		A written agreement made under section 5 of the CFandCS Act, under which a director may agree with a parent to provide services to support and assist a family to care for a child.
		A court order made under section 41(1)(b) or (c), 42(3)(a) or 60 of the CFandCS Act, placing a child for a specified period of time in the custody of a director or another person, and includes any extension of or change to that order.
	www.mcf.gov.bc.ca /foster/handbook_glossary.htm (368 words)

	BILL 25 -- 2000: SECURE CARE ACT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		(2) A director of secure care must ensure that, when a child is apprehended under this Act, the child is informed of the right referred to in subsection (1) (a) and provided with the information referred to in subsection (1) (b) and (c).
		(5) A member of the board who resigns or whose appointment terminates may continue to act as a member in relation to an application or other matter commenced during the member's term of appointment until the application or other matter is disposed of.
		(b) knowingly, during the period a child is authorized under this Act to be detained in a secure care facility, assists, by an act or omission, the child in leaving the facility without the permission of a director of secure care, or
	www.legis.gov.bc.ca /2000/3rd_read/gov25-3.htm (8699 words)

	Secure Care Act, British Columbia - July 6, 2000
		A director of secure care must ensure that, when a child is apprehended under this Act, the child is informed of the right referred to in subsection (1) (a) and provided with the information referred to in subsection (1) (b) and (c).
		A member of the board who resigns or whose appointment terminates may continue to act as a member in relation to an application or other matter commenced during the member's term of appointment until the application or other matter is disposed of.
		For the purposes of a hearing under this Act, the board, a panel and each of their members have all the powers, protection and privileges of a commissioner under sections 12, 15 and 16 of the Inquiry Act.
	www.walnet.org /csis/reports/bc-securecare.html (8165 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		(3) The Corrections Act is amended in section 1(b) by striking out “an institution as defined in the Child Welfare Act” and substituting “a secure services facility within the meaning of the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act”.
		(7) The Provincial Court Act is amended (a) in section 10(a) by striking out “protective services under the Child Welfare Act” and substituting “intervention under the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act”; (b) in section 14(a) and (b) by striking out “Child Welfare Act” and substituting “Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act”.
		(9) The Social Care Facilities Licensing Act is amended in section 2 by striking out “or” at the end of clause (b), adding “, or” at the end of clause (c) and adding the following after clause (c): (d) a residential facility as defined in Part 3 of the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act.
	www.assembly.ab.ca /lais/bills/2003/bill-024.doc (6881 words)

	Registrant Types For .CA Domain Names.
		Definition: A permanent resident as defined in the Immigration Act (Canada) R.S.C. 1985, c.I-2, as amended from time to time, who is “ordinarily resident” in Canada and of the age of majority under the laws of the province or territory in Canada in which he or she resides or last resided.
		Definition: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, a province or a territory; an agent of Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, of a province or of a territory; a federal, provincial or territorial Crown corporation, government agency or government entity; or a regional, municipal or local area government.
		Canada, province, territory, municipality, etc) to which the Registrant is related.
	www.reg.ca /registranttypes.html (2152 words)

	CHAPTER L-13.1 - Lotteries Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		"reserve" means a reserve, as defined in the Indian Act (Canada), as the reserve exists on the date the agreement with respect to such reserve is entered into under section 11.2 and includes any addition to the reserve described in any amendment to the agreement.
		3(1) The Commission is for all purposes of this Act an agent of Her Majesty in right of the Province and the powers of the Commission under this Act may be exercised only as an agent of Her Majesty.
		N.B. This Act is consolidated to June 30, 2000.
	www.gnb.ca /acts/acts/l-13-1.htm (1691 words)

	Tobacco Tax Act - O. Reg. 649/93 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		"Indian" has the meaning specified in subsection 2 (1) of the Indian Act (Canada);
		"reserve" means a reserve as defined in the Indian Act (Canada) or an Indian settlement located on Crown land, the Indian inhabitants of which are treated by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in the same manner as Indians residing on a reserve;
		4. (1) To facilitate the availability of unmarked cigarettes for purchase by Indian consumers, a council of the band may allocate the annual quantity of unmarked cigarettes as determined under section 3 among each reserve retailer based on the volume of the retailer's sales to the reserve community and the off-reserve community for their own consumption.
	www.e-laws.gov.on.ca /DBLaws/Regs/English/930649_e.htm (1451 words)

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