Bill C-31 (1985)
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Bill C-31 (1985) is a Canadian legislative amendment that reformed the Indian Act by restoring status to many Indigenous women and their descendants who had lost it through discriminatory provisions, and by changing rules around band membership and status transmission.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal legislation
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amendment to the Indian Act ⓘ |
| addresses | sex-based discrimination in the pre-1985 Indian Act ⓘ |
| addressesDiscriminationAgainst |
First Nations women
NERFINISHED
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children of First Nations women who married non-status men ⓘ |
| amends | Indian Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| changes |
rules for band membership control
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rules for entitlement to Indian status ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| effect |
allowed many individuals to re-register as status Indians
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altered eligibility for federal programs tied to Indian status ⓘ enabled bands to create their own membership codes ⓘ |
| establishes | separate concepts of Indian status and band membership ⓘ |
| impactOn |
First Nations communities across Canada
NERFINISHED
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federal recognition of Indigenous identity ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | new categories of status under section 6 of the Indian Act ⓘ |
| introducedInChamber | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalReformArea |
Indigenous rights and recognition
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gender equality in Indigenous status law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
First Nations band membership
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Indian status in Canada ⓘ transmission of Indian status ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Indigenous policy reforms of the 1980s ⓘ |
| purpose |
to reform rules governing band membership
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to remove sex-based discrimination from the Indian Act ⓘ to restore Indian status to persons who had lost it through discriminatory provisions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
gender-based discrimination cases before Canadian courts
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subsequent amendments to the Indian Act addressing remaining inequities ⓘ |
| restoresStatusTo |
Indigenous women who lost status by marrying non-status men
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descendants of Indigenous women who lost status through marriage ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
legal challenges and critiques regarding residual discrimination
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scholarly analysis on Indigenous women’s rights ⓘ |
| title | An Act to Amend the Indian Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1985 ⓘ |
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