(Canada) The basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the Indian Act.
(Canada) The basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the Indian Act.
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(Canada) A community of indigenous peoples of Canada (typically not including the Inuit or Metis), especially one officially recognized by the federal government.
(Canada, Pakistan) The national governments of Canada and Pakistan, in contrast to government at the provincial or territorial level.
An administrative unit of government; office.
(Canada, politics) The Canadian federal government and its houses of parliament.
(Canada, law) A First Nations person in Canada not registered in the federal Indian Register or not registered to an Indian band government recognized by the Indian Act.