Beattie v. Squamish Indian Band, [2005] 2 C.N.L.R. 11

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Joyce Beattie lived on the Squamish reserve where she was taxed under a Band by-law made under s. 83 (of the Indian Act). She was a registered Indian, but not a member of the Band. She argued that, although she had possession of a house, she had no right to occupy the on which it stood. Therefore, she argued that she could not be taxed by the band." Summary courtesy of Shin Imai and Jennifer Sander, "The Annotated Indian Act and Aboriginal Constitutional Provisions " (Toronto: Thomson-Carswell, 2008)." Taxation, Band By-laws, Indian Act s. 83(1)(a), non-resident Indian, occupy, reserve