This is the Canadian federal legislation, first passed in 1876, that sets out certain federal government obligations, and regulates the management of Indian reserve lands. The Act has been amended several times, most recently in 1985 (see Bill C-31).
Legislation that provides the Government of Canada with the legal framework of authority over Indians and lands reserved for Indians, as stated in the Constitution Act, 1867. The main purpose of the Act is to control and regulate Indian lives. A class of people defined by the Indian Act, referring to the descendants of the first inhabitants of Canada, prior to the arrival of Europeans. An Indian is a person who is registered or entitled to be registered in the Indian Register (a centralized record).
The Canadian federal legislation first passed in 1876 that sets out, amongst other things, the rules for determining Indian status, membership in a band and the management of Indian moneys, reserve lands, and resources.
Canadian federal legislation, first passed in 1876, and amended several times since. It sets out certain federal government obligations and regulates the management of First Nations' reserve lands, moneys and other resources. It also sets out the requirements for determining who is an "Indian" for the purposes of the Indian Act.
the principal federal statute dealing with Registered Status Indians or Treaty Indians, local government, and the management of reserve lands and communal monies.
federal legislation designed to give effect to the legislative authority of Canada for "Indians, and Lands reserved for the Indians," pursuant to s.91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867.
Canadian federal legislation, first passed in 1876, and amended several times since. It sets out certain federal government obligations and regulates the management of Indian reserve lands, Indian moneys and other resources. Among its many provisions, the Indian Act currently requires the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to manage certain moneys belonging to First Nations and Indian lands and to approve or disallow First Nations by-laws. In 2001, the national initiative Communities First: First Nations Governance was launched, to consult with First Nations peoples and leadership on the issues of governance under the Indian Act. The process will likely take two to three years before any new law is put in place.
Federal legislation that regulates Indians and reserves and sets out certain federal government powers and responsibilities toward First Nations and their reserved lands. The first Indian Act was passed in 1876, although there were a number of pre-Confederation and post-Confederation enactments with respect to Indians and reserves prior to 1876. Since then, it has undergone numerous amendments, revisions and re-enactements. The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development administers the Act.
The Indian Act of Canada (1876) (full title "An Act respecting Indians") is an Act which deals with registered Indians, their bands, and the system of Indian reserves. The Act is administered by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The constitutionality of the Act is upheld under Section 91(24) of Canada's Constitution Act, 1867, which enables the Federal Government to legislate in relation to "Indians and Lands Reserved for Indians."
