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An Aboriginal reserve, also called simply reserve, was a government-sanctioned settlement for Aboriginal Australians, created under various state and federal legislation. Along with missions and other institutions, they were used from the 19th century to the 1960s to keep Aboriginal people separate from the white Australian population.
The Trust assumed the corporate ownership of all Aboriginal reserves throughout New South Wales on behalf of, and for the benefit of Aboriginal people. [19] Freehold title to the remaining reserves was transferred to the Trust, to maintain, develop or dispose of these reserves in the manner which would best serve the needs of the Aboriginal ...
INAC lists the reserve in Alberta and the band headquartered in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories: Thebathi 196 [118] Smith's Landing: Chipewyan: 8: 6,524.0 16,121.2: INAC lists the reserve in Alberta and the band headquartered in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories: Tsu K'adhe Túe 196F [119] Smith's Landing: Chipewyan: 8: 231.6 572.3
This is a list of First Nation reserves in Canada which have over 500 people, listed in order of population from data collected during the 2006 Census of Canada, unless otherwise cited from Aboriginal Affairs. [1]
The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was a royal commission undertaken by the Government of Canada in 1991 to address issues of the Indigenous peoples of Canada. [151] It assessed past government policies toward Indigenous people, such as residential schools, and provided policy recommendations to the government. [ 152 ]
This Indigenous Protected Area is Australia’s largest land reserve, spanning 10,150,000 hectares (25,100,000 acres). [12] It protects important pieces of the Northern Territory’s natural legacy. Included in the Southern Tanami reserve are much of Lake Mackay—Australia’s second-largest lake—and an enormous swathe of the Tanami Desert.
1.1 In Australia. 1.2 In Bangladesh. 1.3 In Belize. 1.4 In Bolivia. ... or First Nations reserves (Canada-wide) Aboriginal villages and territories of Quebec Eeyou ...
In Canada, an Indian reserve (French: réserve indienne) [nb 1] or First Nations reserve (French: réserve des premières nations) is defined by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, [2] that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."