History of the Indian Act (Part One)
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Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 8, no. 3, March 1978, pp. 4-5
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Describes the creation of the Indian Act.
Bill C-36 to become law June 1998; provides option for First Nations to set their own on-reserve tax regimes. Kamloops Indian Band intends to set a 7 per cent tax on-reserve through an agreement with Revenue Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.1.
Contains three readers' letters in response to the article regarding the proposal for a Treaty of Commitment in Australia.