G23-P026 The Indian Sovereignty Act

The Federal government will streamline the loan process for First Nations infrastructure and modify the Indian Act to eliminate ISC oversight to address the basic needs of Indigenous people.

Replace the text of the Indian Act: section 18(1) with the following: “18 (1) Subject to this Act, reserves are held by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of the respective bands for which they were set apart, and subject to this Act and to the terms of any treaty or surrender.”

Replace the text of the Indian Act: section 57(c) with the following: “ (c) providing for the disposition of surrendered mines and surrendered minerals underlying lands in a reserve;”

Repeal and replace the following sections of the Indian Act and replace them with identical text that puts the decisions for the use of Indigenous resources and land in the hands of Indigenous Chief and Council Members without requiring the consent of any Federal Ministers or other government agents: Section 18(2), 20(1), 20(2), 23, 24, 25, 51, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 91, 93

Indian Act: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-5/page-1.html

Submitter: Tyler Beaulac

Sponsors: Tyler Beaulac, Emerald Gibson, Lorraine Rekmans, Stephen Warwick, Tim Grant, Bill Henry, Evan Bonnar, philippe lamontagne, Charles Eyton-Jones, Colin Creasey, Anne Lavender, Garry Hunter, Derek Menard, Vaalea Darkke, Evelyn Tanaka, Jayden Baldonado, Mary Amerongen, Sheila Rea, Heather Ramsay, Adrian Valentin, Andrea Noskey, Peter Royle, Shel Goldstein, Kim N I Bell

Note from staff: This proposal is for consideration at the 19th Annual General Meeting. A second copy, with additional background information, is available in the Workshop to allow you to collaborate on amendments. You can access the workshop version here, which the submitter can still edit.