Talk:Bill Reid

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I have created a page on the Spirit of Haida Gwaii, and wiki-d in a link on this article. Escheffel 5 July:09 (UTC) ' "When the law in Canada changed, he was quick to apply for recognition as a Haida." I really don't understand what this sentence means. Are canadians distinguished in ethnies? Muriel Gottrop

I think that at one point (1985?), the Canadian government changed the rules regarding native status and band membership with respect to eligibility for government programs and benefits. However, http://www.civilization.ca/aborig/reid/reid07e.html says "even though he was not himself an Indian in terms of his legal status nor of his social upbringing". --Big_Iron 01:17, 31 May 2004 (UTC)