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Record 1 2012-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Organization
  • Anthropology
DEF

A band is a body of Indians for whose collective use and benefit lands have been set apart or money is held by the Crown, or declared to be a band for the purposes of the Indian Act.

OBS

First Nation: today, many bands prefer to be known as First Nations (e.g., the Batchewana Band is now called the Batchewana First Nation).

OBS

"band" is capitalized when used as part of a name. Unless a specific band is "named", the word "band" remains lowercase.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation sociale
  • Anthropologie
DEF

Groupe d'Indiens au profit duquel des terres ont été réservées ou dont l'argent est détenu par la Couronne ou qui a été désigné comme bande aux termes de la Loi sur les Indiens.

OBS

Première Nation : de nos jours, de nombreuses bandes préfèrent être appelées Premières Nations. C'est le cas, par exemple, de la bande des Batchewanas, qui est maintenant appelée Première Nation des Batchewanas.

OBS

bande : Le nom commun «bande» ne prend pas la majuscule. On met plutôt la majuscule au nom de la bande elle-même, par conséquent, au nom propre.

Spanish

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