Phrase guide

status Indian

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An Indigenous (First Nation, Métis or Inuit) person of Canada registered under the Indian Act and enjoying special rights not otherwise provided to other Indigenous people

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada

Topics: law

Examples

  • Coordinate term: non-status Indian

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  • French: Indien inscrit — legal category of Indigenous people in Canada