The name of the Indian Act itself indicates how old and outdated the legislation is. While using the term Indian for indigenous North Americans fell into common disuse decades ago, governments didn’t dare take the chance of putting the act to Parliament to revise the name. The act has become sacred, and while it has been amended many times since its creation, it has rarely been for the better and it was usually quietly done.
MORGAN: Repeal the Indian Act and replace it with nothing
