indian act

1. land set aside by the federal government for first nations to live on
5. agreements between indigenous nations and the crown about land and rights
6. canadas law-making body that created and changes the Indian act
7. System internal passports for Indigenous Canadians
9. formal changes or additions to a legal document, like a constitution, law
10. Claims legal assertions by Indigenous peoples for recognition of their rights to land and resources
15. Nations indigenous peoples in Canada who are governed by the Indian act
16. Government Canadas national government that controls the Indian act
19. gift-giving feast of Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
20. Act a federal law that controls first nations status, land, and governance
21. owners) one of the estates in land recognised at common law
23. Rights legal rights indigenous people have to land, culture and self-determination

2. when a first nations person lost their Indian status and rights
3. indigenous people of mixed first nations and European ancestry not governed by the Indian act
4. Schools religious schools that were established to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture
8. a major independent film event
11. of Indian Affairs) a former government department that enforced the Indian act
12. Treaties eleven treaties signed between 1871 and 1921 covering large areas of Canada
13. Chiefs traditional leaders in some Indigenous communities
14. Title a unique right recognized in Canadian law for Indigenous peoples
17. Paper Canada's 1969 Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy
18. indigenous peoples of the arctic who are not covered by the Indian act
20. Status a specific legal identity for First Nations people
22. Agents government officials who controlled and enforced rules on reserves