registered Indian DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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See 1964 quote.
See also: Indian (meaning 1b) Indian Register legal Indian treaty Indian First Nation status non-status
- 1964  The first [definition], which refers to what are usually called "registered Indians," is the legal definition used by the Indian Affairs Branch for the people who come under the jurisdiction of the Indian Act; that is, those whose names are included on the official Indian Register, either on a Band List or a General List.
- 1966  A council exclusively for registered Indians would be "prejudicial and discriminatory," Walter Currie, a director of the National Indian Council, said here Monday.