Indian
Registry Program
Delay
in Status Card
Leona
Bird-Indian Registry Administrator
The
common role of an IRA is to assist the Indian Registrar to maintain,
update and preserve the integrity of the information contained within the
Indian Register and within the Indian Registry Office.
The
Indian Registry program is INAC funded. Funding is based on total
population x funding formula =program dollars.
I
assist members with registering events such as births, deaths, marriages
and divorces. Furthermore I aid in the process of status cards
applications, lend a hand with TLE (Treaty Land Entitlement) payments,
participate in treaty day, elections, and annual general meetings and make
every effort to research complete and bring into play the Gordon First
Nation Membership Code
Lastly
as a staff member I effectively represent my community with dignity and
pride with government representatives, the public at large and elected
officials.
Use
the links to see how the services I provide can help you.
E-mail:
gordonregistry@sasktel.net
(306)
835-2232 WK
1-888-698-0866
TOLL FREE
(306)
835-7955 CELL
Box
248
Punnichy,
SK S0A 3C0
Registration
process of an Adult.
Mail
form to Ottawa with photocopies of documentation. Applications can be
found on the INAC website-
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca
Registration
of a Child.
Without
delay parents are advised to fill out a form and mail it to INAC or to
your First Nation Indian Registry Office. Child Application for
Registration as an Indian forms can be found on the INAC
website- http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca.
Accompany this form
with a copy of the framing size birth certificate that contains the
parental information. If your child was born out of province the onus is
on the parents to provide the birth document at their own cost.
In
order to complete the registration process parents are requested to have
the original Child Application for Registration as an Indian form found
at the INAC website- http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca
accompanied by the child’s framing size birth document that
contains the parental information. This document can be attained from
the vital statistics office in the province the child was born.
SASKATCHEWAN
VITAL STATISTICS
1301
1st Avenue.
Regina,
SK S4R 8H2
1
306 787-3251
1
800 667-7551
BRITISH
COLUMBIA VITAL STATISTICS AGENCY
PO
Box 9657
STN
PROV GOV
Victoria,
BC V8W
9P3
Inquiries
250 952-2681
ALBERTA
VITAL STATISTICS
Registry
Connect
PO
Box 386
Edmonton,
AB T5J
2J6
Inquiries
780 415-2225
Treaty
Day is usually the first week in May but has changed change to August
21, 2009.
You
are requested to show identification for yourself and any minor children
in your care. If you cannot attend a Treaty Day you are able to request
payment through the mail. Mail your request to the Regional office in
the province your First Nation is located. The Treaty Annuity Request
form can be found on the. INAC website-
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca
When
you apply for a CIS otherwise known as a status card take the
application to your First Nation Indian Registry Administrator or INAC
Regional office Room 200, 1 First Nation Way
Regina, SK. 2nd floor First Nations University of Canada. You may
be asked to relinquish your old card. If you’re not in possession of
it you may be asked to fill out a declaration for a lost/stolen card
plus applicable identity documents are required when applying for a new
CIS.
The
federal government is in the process of introducing nationally a new
Secure Certified Indian Status (SCIS) to replace the existing card. The
new SCIS is intended to be a federal government secure identity document
replacing the old CIS.
To
finalize the design and implement the SCIS may take up until June, 2009.
This
is where a band chooses to develop membership rules and assume control
of their membership under the procedure described in Section 10 of the
Indian Act. The Membership Committee is open to questions from anyone
interested in the process. The completion of the George Gordon First
Nation Membership Code/Act is set for 2009. If you require information
contact the Indian Registry Administrator.
It
is very important that members continue to keep their addresses updated
with the band. E-mail, call, mail or drop off your change of address to
the George Gordon First Nation.
