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Indian settlement
See also,
Indian Land Claims Settlements
.
An
Indian settlement
is a
census subdivision
outlined by the
Canadian government
Department of
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
for
census
purposes. These areas have at least 10
Indian
band government
who live, more or less, permanently in the given area. They are usually located on
Crown land
owned by the federal or provincial government and they have not been set apart for the use and benefit of an Indian band as is the case with
Indian reserves
.
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