ANTH 2660 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Indian Register, Treaty 4, Indian Act
27 Apr 2016
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Lecture #3 terms and concepts part 2. Columbus when he discovered the native americans thought he was in india when he wasn"t and the term stuck. It is important for legal reasons in terms of the indian act in canada. Registered means registered as an indian in the indian register by the registrar. The indian registrar is the person in office in ottawa who registers people as indians. The list of definitions in the indian act is not clear and moves from point to point. Bands: are viewed as a group native americans under her majesty canada is not still under control of england. Reserve: a reserve is a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in her majesty that has been set aside by her majesty for the use of a band. A status indian is a first nations person that is entitled to be registered as an.
