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Some First Nations still issue the Certificate of Indian Status (status card). If your First Nation does: fill out the Application for Certificate of Indian Status. submit the application in person to the Indian Registration Administrator at your First Nations office.

Registered or Treaty Indian status refers to whether or not a person is a Registered or Treaty Indian. Registered Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who belong to a First Nation or Indian band that signed a treaty with the Crown.

The government continues to determine who does and does not qualify for "Indian" status. Eligibility is based on descent in one's family. A person may be eligible for status if at least one parent is, was or was entitled to be registered as 6(1). A person is also eligible if two parents are registered as 6(2).

Losing Indian Status (Enfranchisement) The process of losing one's Indian status for citizenship rights was called “enfranchisement.” Initially, any Indians who obtained a university degree and/or became a professional such as a doctor or lawyer would automatically lose their status.

People who are identified as Non-Status Indians in Canada are individuals who are not considered as Registered Indians because either they or their ancestors were refused or lost their Indian status through the mechanisms of the Indian Act, and who do not identify as being Métis.

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) works collaboratively with partners to improve access to high quality services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Our vision is to support and empower Indigenous peoples to independently deliver services and address the socio-economic conditions in their communities.

• A person may be registered under section 6(1) if both of their parents are, or were, registered, or entitled to be registered. There are 14 categories under section 6(1) that show how some- one is entitled for registration.