Indian reserve
| Indian reserve | |
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| Category | Administrative division |
| Location | Canada |
| Created by | Constitution Act, 1867 |
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| Number | 3,394[1] (as of 2020) |
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| Indigenous peoples in Canada |
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In Canada, an Indian reserve (French: réserve indienne)[nb 1] or First Nations reserve (French: réserve des premières nations) is defined by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,[3] that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."[4] Reserves are areas set aside for First Nations, one of the major groupings of Indigenous peoples in Canada, after a contract with the Canadian state ("the Crown"), and are not to be confused with Indigenous peoples' claims to ancestral lands under Aboriginal title.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
e016was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Terminology Guide: Research on Aboriginal Heritage" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Basic Search ("Indian Act" "majesty")". 7 July 2023 [Enacted 1985]. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada 1985, Section 2 (1) (a).
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