First passed in 1876 and amended several times since, the Indian Act governs the federal government's legal and political relationship with status Indians across Canada, setting out federal gover [..]

Canadian legislation first passed in 1876 and amended several times since, most recently in 1985. It sets out certain federal government obligations and regulates the management of reserve lands, Indi [..]

The Indian Act is Canadian federal legislation, first passed in 1876, that sets out certain federal government obligations, determines the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian gove [..]

federal legislation designed to give effect to the legislative authority of Canada for “Indians, and Lands reserved for the Indians,” pursuant to s. 91(24). of the Constitution Act, 1867.

This is the Canadian federal legislation, first passed in 1876, which sets out certain federal government obligations, and regulates the management of Indian reserve lands. The act has been amended several times, most recently in 1985. (AFN)

The federal STATUTE that, since 1876, has embodied most of the federal law concerning Aboriginal peoples. Before 1876 there were a large number of colonial and local STATUTES relating to Indians. Parts of these were rewritten, expanded, and incorporated into two new federal acts relating to Indians, passed in 1868 and 1869. The first complete “Indi [..]