Indian

As used in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, a term referring to Indigenous Peoples of Canada who are not Inuit or Métis. This use of the term “Indian” is no longer common.

As used in subsection 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867, a term referring to those Indigenous Peoples of Canada under the legislative jurisdiction of the federal government, being the Métis, Inuit, and status and non-status Indians.

As used in the Indian Act, a term referring to a person who meets certain requirements qualifying them to be registered under that statute, commonly referred to as having “Indian status.”