Indian Registration & Bill S-3 Collaborative Process

Indian Registration & Bill S-3 Collaborative Process is an innovative project delivered through the Indian Registry and Band Membership Department. It is Cowichan Tribes' participation in the Collaborative Process on Indian Registration, Band Membership and First Nation Citizenship which is a direct response to Bill S-3: Addressing Sex-based Inequities in Indian Registration (Bill S-3) and is a part of the two part implementation process.

Bill S-3 is an amendment to the Indian Act, attempts to address sex-based discrimination that is embedded in the Indian Act which creates differential treatment between descendants of men and women in Registration of Indian Status. The amendments of Bill S-3 expand the transmission of Indian Status for descendants of Status women, and expands the calculation of entitlement for Registration of Indian Status. Immediate legislative changes were made in December 2017, when the Bill was passed in Parliament which had immediate impacts on the expansion of the transmission of Status and the calculation of entitlement. Delayed amendments are explored through the Collaborative Process on Indian Registration, Band Membership and First Nation Citizenship which include the Removal of the 1951 Cut-off (further expands the transmission and calculation of entitlement), the Removal of the Second-generation Cut-off, and the Devolution of Registration to Cowichan Tribes.

Registration = Indian Act, and entitles a person to federally delivered services like Non-insured Health Benefits (delivered by First Nations Health Authority here in British Columbia).

Calculation of Entitlement: How a person is determined to be eligible for Registration of Indian Status.

Transmission of Status: How a person is able to pass their Entitlement for Registration of Indian Status to their descendants.

Looking for the Joint Event materials? Here they are:

Joint Event Programme.pdf (please note, this is meant to be a brochure)

Indian Registration Questionnaire for online viewers.docx (fill in this questionnaire on your computer and submit to the Coordinator!) 

Indian Registration & Bill S-3 Collaborative Process.pptx (short PowerPoint presentation)

Here are the Cowichan Tribes Newsletter submissions by the Indian Registration & Bill S-3 Collaborative Process:

December Newsletter Bill S3 Collaborative Process.pdf

January Newsletter Bill S3 Collaborative Process.pdf

February Newsletter Bill S3 Collaborative Process.pdf

Indian Registration and Bill S3 Collaborative Process March Newsletter.pdf

Social Media Content:

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Indian Registration and Bill S3 and LS Joint Event March 26.png

Bill S3 Timeline for social media.png

Overview of Collaborative Process and What It Means for Cowichan.pdf

Need Context?

Information From January 31st Community Workshop

Here's the summary from the January 31st Community Workshop:

Indian Registration Bill S3 Community Workshop Summary.png

Here's the entire presentation from Crown-Indigenous Relations that was presented at the January 31st Community Workshop! Please note that not every slide was presented at the Workshop - the facilitator only showed a few slides.

If you have any questions about the content, please contact the Coordinator!

Bill S-3 Collaborative Process Presentation by Crown-Indigenous Relations Canada.pdf

Here's the programme from the January 31st Community Workshop:

January 31st Indian Registration and Bill S3 Collaborative Process Community Workshop Programme.pdf

Background Information on the Collaborative Process on Indian Registration, Band Membership and First Nation Citizenship

Here's the most recent Overview of the Collaborative Process from Crown-Indigenous Relations (received at the Regional Meeting of Nations March 7-8):

Overview of the Collaborative Process from Crown-Indigenous Relations V2.pdf

Here's the first version of the Overview of the Collaborative Process from Crown-Indigenous Relations:

Overview of the Collaborative Process from Crown-Indigenous Relations V1.pdf

Here's a poster on the Devolution of Registration to Cowichan Tribes:

Cowichan Tribes Devolution of Registration Infographic.png

Here's a poster on the Removal of the 1951 Cut-Off:

Cowichan Tribes Removal of 1951 Cut Off Infographic.png