Three categories apply to Indians in Canada: status Indians, non-status Indians, and treaty Indians. A status Indian is the legal identity of a First Nations person who is registered as an “Indian” un [..]

According to 25 USCS § 479 the term Indian shall include all persons of Indian descent who are members of any recognized Indian tribe now under Federal jurisdiction, and all persons who are descendant [..]

(n) a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived(n) a native or inhabitant of India(n) any of the languages spoken by Amerindians(adj) of or relating to or characteristic of [..]

n./adj. indígena

A person whose ancestry lies in the Indian sub-continent who identifies, or is identified, as Indian (see, South Asian). (Major changes to India’s geographical boundaries took place in 1947 when Pakistan was created.)

see Native American

Individual members of Central American Ethnic Groups with ancient historic ancestral origins in Asia. Mexican Indians are not included.

Individual members of North American Ethnic Groups with ancient historic ancestral origins in Asia.

Individual members of South American Ethnic Groups with historic ancestral origins in Asia.

 this term is used to identify people the Government of Canada recognizes as having Indian status – people who have an identifiable band, who live or were born on a reserve, and/or who are recognized [..]

a term used historically to describe the first inhabitants of the “New World” and used to define indigenous people under the federal Indian Act. The term has generally been replaced by “aboriginal people” as defined in the Constitution Act of 1982.

The term Indian collectively describes all the Indigenous People in Canada who are not Inuit or Métis. Indian Peoples are one of three peoples recognized as Aboriginal in the Constitution Act, 1982 along with Inuit and Métis. Three categories apply to Indians in Canada: Status Indians, Non-Status Indians and Treaty Indians. (AFN)