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ANCETRES [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
- Aboriginal Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ancestor of the plaintiffs
1, record 1, English, ancestor%20of%20the%20plaintiffs
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ancestors of the plaintiffs
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
- Droit autochtone
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ancêtre des requérants
1, record 1, French, anc%C3%AAtre%20des%20requ%C3%A9rants
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ancêtres des requérants
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-09-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genealogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nobility of ancestry 1, record 2, English, nobility%20of%20ancestry
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Généalogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- noblesse d’ancêtres
1, record 2, French, noblesse%20d%26rsquo%3Banc%C3%AAtres
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-10-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Animal Husbandry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- breeding
1, record 3, English, breeding
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- ancestry 2, record 3, English, ancestry
correct
- parentage 1, record 3, English, parentage
correct
- origin and breeding 1, record 3, English, origin%20and%20breeding
correct
- genealogy 2, record 3, English, genealogy
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Origin of a variety, of an animal. 1, record 3, English, - breeding
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Élevage des animaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ascendance
1, record 3, French, ascendance
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- filiation 2, record 3, French, filiation
correct, feminine noun
- généalogie 3, record 3, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Origine génétique d'une variété, d'un animal. 2, record 3, French, - ascendance
Record 3, Key term(s)
- ancêtres
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
- Cría de ganado
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ascendencia
1, record 3, Spanish, ascendencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- filiación 2, record 3, Spanish, filiaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
- genealogía 1, record 3, Spanish, genealog%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-10-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Religious Sects - Various
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ancestor worship 1, record 4, English, ancestor%20worship
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Cultes divers
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- culte des ancêtres
1, record 4, French, culte%20des%20anc%C3%AAtres
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Diferentes sectas religiosas
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- culto de los antepasados
1, record 4, Spanish, culto%20de%20los%20antepasados
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-12-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Godfrey-Milliken Act
1, record 5, English, Godfrey%2DMilliken%20Act
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- An Act to permit descendants of United Empire Loyalists who fled the land that later became the United States of America after the 1776 American Revolution to establish a claim to the property they or their ancestors owned in the United States that was confiscated without compensation, and claim compensation for it in the Canadian courts, and to exclude from Canada any foreign person trafficking in such property 1, record 5, English, An%20Act%20to%20permit%20descendants%20of%20United%20Empire%20Loyalists%20who%20fled%20the%20land%20that%20later%20became%20the%20United%20States%20of%20America%20after%20the%201776%20American%20Revolution%20to%20establish%20a%20claim%20to%20the%20property%20they%20or%20their%20ancestors%20owned%20in%20the%20United%20States%20that%20was%20confiscated%20without%20compensation%2C%20and%20claim%20compensation%20for%20it%20in%20the%20Canadian%20courts%2C%20and%20to%20exclude%20from%20Canada%20any%20foreign%20person%20trafficking%20in%20such%20property
correct, Canada
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Loi Godfrey-Milliken
1, record 5, French, Loi%20Godfrey%2DMilliken
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- Loi visant à permettre aux descendants des Loyalistes de l'Empire Uni qui ont fui le territoire devenu depuis les États-Unis d’Amérique après la Révolution américaine de 1776, de revendiquer les biens dont eux ou leurs ancêtres étaient propriétaires aux États-Unis et qui ont été confisqués sans indemnisation, d’en poursuivre l'indemnisation devant les tribunaux canadiens et à refuser l'entrée au Canada de tout étranger qui fait le commerce illégal de ces biens 1, record 5, French, Loi%20visant%20%C3%A0%20permettre%20aux%20descendants%20des%20Loyalistes%20de%20l%27Empire%20Uni%20qui%20ont%20fui%20le%20territoire%20devenu%20depuis%20les%20%C3%89tats%2DUnis%20d%26rsquo%3BAm%C3%A9rique%20apr%C3%A8s%20la%20R%C3%A9volution%20am%C3%A9ricaine%20de%201776%2C%20de%20revendiquer%20les%20biens%20dont%20eux%20ou%20leurs%20anc%C3%AAtres%20%C3%A9taient%20propri%C3%A9taires%20aux%20%C3%89tats%2DUnis%20et%20qui%20ont%20%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20confisqu%C3%A9s%20sans%20indemnisation%2C%20d%26rsquo%3Ben%20poursuivre%20l%27indemnisation%20devant%20les%20tribunaux%20canadiens%20et%20%C3%A0%20refuser%20l%27entr%C3%A9e%20au%20Canada%20de%20tout%20%C3%A9tranger%20qui%20fait%20le%20commerce%20ill%C3%A9gal%20de%20ces%20biens
correct, Canada
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Projet de loi C-399 1, record 5, French, - Loi%20Godfrey%2DMilliken
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1981-09-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Employment Benefits
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- native ancestry study 1, record 6, English, native%20ancestry%20study
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Avantages sociaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- étude sur les ancêtres autochtones 1, record 6, French, %C3%A9tude%20sur%20les%20anc%C3%AAtres%20autochtones
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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