Bill S-3 amended the Indian Act on December 22, 2017 and, notably, August 15, 2019. Bill S-3 addressed the following sex-based inequities: First cousins, whose grandmother lost her entitlement to registration due to marriage, were no longer treated differently in the registration process. Women who were born outside of marriage to entitled fathers between 1951 and 1985 were no longer treated differently in the registration process. Children who were born of entitled parents o

Both Section 110 and 112 were sections of the Indian Act which have been removed. Section 110 of the Indian Act ensured that any Indigenous Person who took enfranchisement was forced to sell their Land. If the Person didn't sell or gift their Land to another member of the Band after 30 days had past post-enfranchisement, then the Land would be sold to the highest bidder. If unsold for six months, the Land would revert to Band ownership. The section also enabled the Governor

On June 10, 2023 the Michel Callihoo Nation Society (MCNS) held their first community engagement session. Officials from Canada were in attendance and had the opportunity to provide presentations on Canada’s role in the exploratory discussions with MCNS and Bill C-38 An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements). This emotional and historic event was the culmination of collaborative engagement over the past 18 months amongst various descendant groups that hav