INDG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Indian Register, Indian Act, Identity Politics
21 Feb 2017
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Indg 1000 l11 identity issues part ii. Identity legislation, like all legislation, has set the terms under which aboriginal peoples must organize their lives, and in a sense, the terms that people must to resist domination. 1874: an act to amend certain laws respecting indians. Identity is measured through your blood (quantified) Bill c-31 introduced two classes of indians: their children unless the other parent also has status. The revised section (cid:888) of the act, (cid:498)persons entitled to be registered,(cid:499) 6(1) those who can pass indian status to their children. Prior to 1985, status indian men could pass their status to their wives, and as a result of the 1985 indian act, their children are considered deferring the termination of indian status by a generation. Meant to address issue of non-natives living in the community. Meant to remove blood quantum as measurement changed to lineage, descent) National blood quantum formula determines status of non membership.
