Woodstock First Nation Indian Registry

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Notice To All Band Members • Who is eligible for registration? • How to I apply for Registration?

If you know of anyone who hasn’t been registered, and is eligible to be registered under the Indian Act? Please have them contact Lorri Reynolds-Harris at the Band Hall, office number is (506) 328-3303 ext. 583 and leave a message. You will need to bring in yours or your child’s long form Birth Certificate.

Also, if you know of any marriages, divorces or deaths that have not been registered in the IRA system, please bring in the required documents (Divorce certificate, Death certificate or Death record) and I will record them in the system.

Thank you,

Lorri Reynolds-Harris

Indian Registry Administrator

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WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR REGISTRATION?

Over the years, there have been many rules for deciding who is eligible for registration as an Indian under the Indian Act. Important changes were made to the Act in June 1985, when Parliament passed Bill C-31, An Act to Amend the Indian Act, to bring it into line with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The amendments:

repeal discriminatory provisions of the Act, such as those related to gender, marriage and enfranchisement
restore status and membership to persons who lost their status under previous legislation
give First Nations the option of assuming control of their membership

If you are in one of the following categories, you may be able to restore your status as a Registered Indian:

women who lost their status by marrying a man who was not a Status Indian
children who lost their status because of their mother's marriage
most people who were enfranchised (agreed to give up their status)
children who lost their status at age 21 because their mother and their father's mother did not have status under the Indian Act before marriage
children of unmarried women with status under the Act whose registration was successfully protested because their father did not have status under the Act

You may also be eligible to be registered as an Indian if one or both of your parents are eligible for registration.

To find out more about eligibility for registration under the Indian Act, contact your First Nation office or the nearest DIAND regional or district office.

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HOW DO I APPLY FOR REGISTRATION?

Registration does not happen automatically.

For persons born on or after April 17, 1985:

1) Obtain a certified copy of the child's birth registration that shows the names of the child's parents. This document can be obtained from the Division of Vital Statistics for the province or territory where the child/ren was born.

2) Write a letter that states that you wish to register the child/ren as an Indian. Give the name of the parent with whom the child should be registered (children are registered with only one parent). Both parents must sign this letter.

3) Send the copy of the birth registration and the letter to your First Nation office (address below) or to your nearest DIAND office.

Woodstock First Nation

Attention: Lorri Reynolds-Harris

3 Wulastook Court

Woodstock, NB

E7M 4K6

Tel: (506) 328-3303

Fax: (506) 328-2420

4) You will need to fill out form "Application for Registration of an Adult under the Indian Act" if you are registering your child/ren you will need "Application for Registration of Children under the Indian Act" one per child.

To get the "Application for Registration of an Adult under the Indian Act" click here
To get the "Application for Registration of Children under the Indian Act" click here

For persons born before April 17, 1985:

1) Obtain and fill out one of the following forms:

For a person who is 18 or older: the "Application for Registration of an Adult under the Indian Act." click here
For a person who is under 18 or for a person who is intellectually impaired: the "Application for Registration of Children under the Indian Act." click here

Note: Both forms can be obtained from offices of DIAND, First Nations or Aboriginal associations and Aboriginal friendship centres.

2) Include as much information as you can about the applicant's Aboriginal background and the name or location of the First Nation or First Nations to which the applicant's ancestors belonged. If you know the names of relatives who have been registered, you should include these also.

3) Send the completed form to:

Registrar
Indian Registration and Band Lists
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Ottawa, Ontario
KIA 0H4