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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 07, 1962
Page
9
The Pas debates water supply as the Water Supply Board surveys two sources, the Saskatchewan River and Clearwater Lake. Town choices hinge on cost and consumption, with a referendum proposed to let residents decide after full information.
A historical overview of Indian demographics in Canada, treaties and protections under Royal Proclamations, and the evolution of governance from colonial oversight to the Indian Act. It outlines tribal bands, reserve lands, treaty guarantees, legal status under federal and provincial laws, taxation exemptions on reserves, and evolving alcohol regulations under the Act.
The Water Supply Board will present its study and surveys this spring as The Pas decides water sourcing. Once a choice is made, construction could begin. No council stance favors either Clearwater Lake or Saskatchewan River water. the Chamber of Commerce pushed surveys to let residents choose the source.
The text explains how the Indian Act evolved to empower bands with self government, outlining three stages of administration, the role of the Governor in Council, and the possibility for bands to hold referendums on liquor brought onto reserves with a ministerial consent. It notes the creation of Band Councils led by Chiefs and Councillors and hints at potential further amendments to broaden powers.
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