What is an Indian band?
An Indian band is a body of Aboriginal people declared by the Governor in Council of the Government of Canada to be a band for the purposes of the Indian Act (Indian Act, s.2). The Crown has set aside reserve lands for the band and the federal government supplies funding for services in accordance with its constitutional obligations. Indian bands are also referred to as First Nations.
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