Each person attracts spirit entities who may attend them according to their needs and backgrounds. It is said bands may include: a master teacher, American Indian(s), a healing doctor, a guide, a gatekeeper, teachers, counselors, seers and others according to the personality attraction of the subject. It is generally accepted the guide may have the strongest relationship and may stay for the lifetime of the person.

As defined by the Indian Act, a Band is a body of Indians for whose common use and benefit lands have been set aside or monies held by the Government of Canada or declared by the Governor in Council to be a Band. Today, many Bands prefer to be known as First Nations.

a community of Indians for whom lands have been set apart, and for whom money is held by the Crown

a community of Indians for whom lands have been set apart and for whom the Crown holds money

a group of First Nation people for whom lands have been set apart and for whom money is held in trust by the Crown

A term that is now synonymous with "community," or depicts a local government entity. It is now rarely used in formal reference to a First Nation community. For the purposes of the Indian Act, it refers to a body of "Indians" declared to be a band, or for whose collective use and benefit lands have been set apart or money is held by the Crown.

A band is an organizational structure defined in the Indian Act which represents a particular group of Indians as defined under the Indian Act.

the legal definition given to distinct groups of aboriginal clans and families by the Indian Act

A body of Indians for whose collective use and benefit lands have been set apart or money is held by the Crown, or declared to be a band for the purposes of the Indian Act. Each band has its own governing band council, usually consisting of one chief and several councillors. Community members choose the chief and councillors by election, or sometimes through custom. The members of a band generally share common values, traditions and practices rooted in their ancestral heritage. Today, many bands prefer to be known as First Nations.

The Indian Act defines "band", in part, as a body of Indians for whose use and benefit in common, lands have been set apart. Each band has its own governing Band Council, usually consisting of a Chief and several councillors. The members of the band usually share common values, traditions and practices rooted in their language and ancestral heritage. Today, many bands prefer to be known as First Nations.

(bande) A body of Indians for whose collective use and benefit lands have been set apart or money is held by the Crown, or declared to be a band for the purposes of the Indian Act. (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Words First-An Evolving Terminology Relating to Aboriginal Peoples in Canada, September 2004)