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off-the-act Indian
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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an Indian who is not classed as a registered Indian, and to whom the Indian Act does not apply.
See: registered Indian
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1958
A small group of off-the-Act Indians and people of mixed descent lives off the reserve but find acceptance only in Indian society.