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The time for supporting the Indian Act has long passed, says the Chief of the Native Council of Nova Scotia.

"Use it to move people through the transition period to self-government," said Dwight Dory.

The enforcement of the Indian Act created an artificial method of establishing citizenship, which is up to Natives to correct, said Dory, himself a Bill C-31 Indian.

You can't have it both ways - you can't say we have an inherent right to self-government and on the other hand support a foreign government's legislation classifying our people," said Dory.

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The time for supporting the Indian Act has long passed, says the Chief of the Native Council of Nova Scotia.

"Use it to move people through the transition period to self-government," said Dwight Dory.

The enforcement of the Indian Act created an artificial method of establishing citizenship, which is up to Natives to correct, said Dory, himself a Bill C-31 Indian.

You can't have it both ways - you can't say we have an inherent right to self-government and on the other hand support a foreign government's legislation classifying our people," said Dory.

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The time for supporting the Indian Act has long passed, says the Chief of the Native Council of Nova Scotia.

"Use it to move people through the transition period to self-government," said Dwight Dory.

The enforcement of the Indian Act created an artificial method of establishing citizenship, which is up to Natives to correct, said Dory, himself a Bill C-31 Indian.

You can't have it both ways - you can't say we have an inherent right to self-government and on the other hand support a foreign government's legislation classifying our people," said Dory.

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The time for supporting the Indian Act has long passed, says the Chief of the Native Council of Nova Scotia.

"Use it to move people through the transition period to self-government," said Dwight Dory.

The enforcement of the Indian Act created an artificial method of establishing citizenship, which is up to Natives to correct, said Dory, himself a Bill C-31 Indian.

You can't have it both ways - you can't say we have an inherent right to self-government and on the other hand support a foreign government's legislation classifying our people," said Dory.

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The time for supporting the Indian Act has long passed, says the Chief of the Native Council of Nova Scotia.

"Use it to move people through the transition period to self-government," said Dwight Dory.

The enforcement of the Indian Act created an artificial method of establishing citizenship, which is up to Natives to correct, said Dory, himself a Bill C-31 Indian.

You can't have it both ways - you can't say we have an inherent right to self-government and on the other hand support a foreign government's legislation classifying our people," said Dory.

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Returning status through Bill C-31 to those who had lot it under the Indian act has caused a major rift between bands and reinstated Indians.

The issue is so controversial some people would only discuss it with Windspeaker on condition their names not be used.

"Bill C-312 simply affected some people who had their status affirmed so they could go back to their communities. But mostly it gets us to fight amongst ourselves," said Ron George head of the Native Council of Canada.

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Returning status through Bill C-31 to those who had lot it under the Indian act has caused a major rift between bands and reinstated Indians.

The issue is so controversial some people would only discuss it with Windspeaker on condition their names not be used.

"Bill C-312 simply affected some people who had their status affirmed so they could go back to their communities. But mostly it gets us to fight amongst ourselves," said Ron George head of the Native Council of Canada.

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Returning status through Bill C-31 to those who had lot it under the Indian act has caused a major rift between bands and reinstated Indians.

The issue is so controversial some people would only discuss it with Windspeaker on condition their names not be used.

"Bill C-312 simply affected some people who had their status affirmed so they could go back to their communities. But mostly it gets us to fight amongst ourselves," said Ron George head of the Native Council of Canada.

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Returning status through Bill C-31 to those who had lot it under the Indian act has caused a major rift between bands and reinstated Indians.

The issue is so controversial some people would only discuss it with Windspeaker on condition their names not be used.

"Bill C-312 simply affected some people who had their status affirmed so they could go back to their communities. But mostly it gets us to fight amongst ourselves," said Ron George head of the Native Council of Canada.

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Returning status through Bill C-31 to those who had lot it under the Indian act has caused a major rift between bands and reinstated Indians.

The issue is so controversial some people would only discuss it with Windspeaker on condition their names not be used.

"Bill C-312 simply affected some people who had their status affirmed so they could go back to their communities. But mostly it gets us to fight amongst ourselves," said Ron George head of the Native Council of Canada.