Reclaiming Our Identity: Band Membership, …

1 Reclaiming Our IdentityBand membership , citizenship and the Inherent RightNational Centre for First Nations Governance2 IntroductionTo be an Indian in Canada is not just a cultural identity but also a legal , rather than aboriginal communities themselves has through the IndianAct historically legislated who is an are constantly developing our identity , from birth to the end of our lives. Webuild it based on our relationships to relatives, friends, community, geography,language and other social factors. identity plays a key role in our lives. When achild feels a sense of belonging to family, community and peers he or she isbetter able to deal with to contact First Nations had their own histories and methods of determiningour identity .

1 Reclaiming Our Identity Band Membership, Citizenship and the Inherent Right National Centre for First Nations Governance

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