Meanings
nounnon-status Indian (plural non-status Indians)
plural non-status Indians
- CanadalawA First Nations person in Canada not registered in the federal Indian Register or not registered to an Indian band government recognized by the Indian Act
Coordinate term: status Indian
Translations
French Indien non inscrit
- Indien non inscritlegal category of Indigenous people in Canada
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APA
non-status Indian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-status%20Indian
MLA
“non-status Indian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-status%20Indian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-status Indian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-status%20Indian.
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