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1876 Indian Act
1876 Indian Act

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1876 Indian Act
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1876
Document
Creators and Contributors
Government of Canada
Description
"WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and consolidate the laws respecting Indians: Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:– 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as 'The Indian Act, 1876;' and shall apply to all the Provinces, and to the North West Territories, including the Territory of Keewatin." (The Indian Act, 1876).
Notes
"Passed in the sessions held in the 37th-38th & 38th-39th years of the reign of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, being the first and second sessions of the twenty-first Parliament of the United Kingdom."

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Foundations of the IRS System (narrative thread)

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Alternate Title(s)
An Act to amend and consolidate the laws respecting Indians
Holding Repository
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Holding Repository Identifier
LM-002-003-001
Extent and Medium
31 pages of textual records
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