Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish MP Jaime Battiste tabled a motion in the Senate last week that will study proposed changes to the Indian Act — notably the sections determining individual status. Battiste says he wants to see First Nations leaders and communities take a leadership role in any proposed amendments or deletions.

By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Cape Breton Post CAPE BRETON-CANSO-ANTIGONISH: A Cape Breton member of parliament has tabled a motion to create a study looking at the impacts of sections of the Indian Act that affect who can be established as a status Indian.  Jaime Battiste, who represents the federal riding of Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish…

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