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enfranchisement 
n. the removal of a person from the list of registered Indians, whereby he relinquishes his band membership and rights as an Indian.
See also: registered Indian
- 1912 (1913) But a thorough comprehension of the Indian nature has led the Canadian Government to make haste slowly in the matter of enfranchisement.
- 1958 The first is that, while the point is not covered in the Indian Act, the Department follows the policy of refusing an application for enfranchisement from an Indian woman living apart from her husband unless he consents to being enfranchised at the same time.
- 1964 Indian status is given up by "enfranchisement," which is automatic for women marrying non-Indian husbands, and otherwise voluntary, by application.
- 1912 (1913) But a thorough comprehension of the Indian nature has led the Canadian Government to make haste slowly in the matter of enfranchisement.