Indian Act band

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First Nations governing body Indigenous government

An Indian Act band is a First Nations governing body in Canada recognized under the federal Indian Act, typically responsible for managing reserve lands, programs, and services for its registered members.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
First Nations band governments	1
Kamloops Kamloops Indian Band (federal band registry number, commonly referenced as Kamloops )	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First Nations governing body ⓘ Indigenous government ⓘ
administers	band reserve ⓘ community infrastructure ⓘ economic development programs ⓘ education programs ⓘ health programs ⓘ housing programs ⓘ programs and services for members ⓘ social assistance programs ⓘ
canBeMemberOf	provincial First Nations organization ⓘ tribal council ⓘ
canEnterInto	self-government agreement ⓘ
canTransitionTo	self-governing First Nation ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
distinctFrom	Inuit land claims organization ⓘ Métis government ⓘ
electionSystem	Indian Act electoral system ⓘ custom electoral system ⓘ
elects	chief ⓘ councillors ⓘ
fundedBy	federal government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBodyForm	band council system ⓘ
governs	First Nations people NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	community services on reserve ⓘ land use on reserve ⓘ local by-laws ⓘ local taxation on reserve ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	reserve lands ⓘ
hasMember	councillor ⓘ
hasPart	band council ⓘ
hasRegisteredMembers	Status Indians ⓘ
headOfGovernment	chief ⓘ
legalBasis	Indian Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayInclude	off-reserve members ⓘ on-reserve members ⓘ
mayUseLanguage	Indigenous language ⓘ
membershipDefinedBy	Indian Act NERFINISHED ⓘ band membership code ⓘ
populationDefinedBy	Indian Register NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ
receivesTransferFrom	Indigenous Services Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy	Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Indigenous Services Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo	Indian Act regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ federal jurisdiction ⓘ
timePeriod	post-1876 Canada ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc → hasBandNumber → Indian Act band ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kamloops Kamloops Indian Band (federal band registry number, commonly referenced as Kamloops )

Cowichan Tribes → recognizedAs → Indian Act band ⓘ

Assembly of First Nations → represents → Indian Act band ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Nations band governments