Senator, MP, advocate call on Ottawa to pass Indian Act status law before break

OTTAWA - First Nations MPs and senators are calling on the federal government to pass legislation changing the rules on status under the Indian Act before they leave Ottawa for

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First Nations leaders demand passage of Bill S-2 before summer recess, removing the Indian Act's second-generation cutoff to allow status transfer to children of one registered parent. This modernizes Canadian Indigenous governance and hereditary rights policy.

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OTTAWA - First Nations MPs and senators are calling on the federal government to pass legislation changing the rules on status under the Indian Act before they leave Ottawa for the summer break.

The legislation, S-2, was amended by senators to remove what is known as the second-generation cutoff and permits the transfer of First Nations status to a child if one of their parents is registered.

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