status Indian
(Canada, law) An Indigenous (First Nation, Métis or Inuit) person of Canada registered under the Indian Act and enjoying special rights not otherwise provided to other Indigenous people.
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(Canada, law) An Indigenous (First Nation, Métis or Inuit) person of Canada registered under the Indian Act and enjoying special rights not otherwise provided to other Indigenous people.
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(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.
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(Canada) An identity card showing that the bearer is on the Indian Register and thus eligible for certain benefits and cross-border travel with the United States.
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(Canada) An Indigenous person of Canada, belonging to either the First Nations, Inuit or Metis (FNIM) Peoples; an Indian.
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(Canada) a person born in Canada of American Indian or Inuit descent.