The Negative Aspects of Not Having the Indian Act in Newfoundland

Moira explained that when it comes to the Indian Act in Newfoundland, it is in the present cut and dry. Not having specific legislation targeted at Indigenous peoples was a good thing because it meant you didn't have the reserve system with the past system, for instance. Also, Mi'gmaq people, Inuit people, could marry who they liked,. whatever ethnic group their partners came from and wouldn't lose status because they didn't have it.