Indian Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. I-5)

Marginal note:Certain property on a reserve may not be acquired

• 91 (1) No person may, without the written consent of the Minister, acquire title to any of the following property situated on a reserve, namely,

  • (a) an Indian grave house;

  • (b) a carved grave pole;

  • (c) a totem pole;

  • (d) a carved house post; or

  • (e) a rock embellished with paintings or carvings.

• Marginal note:Saving

  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to chattels referred to therein that are manufactured for sale by Indians.

• Marginal note:Removal, destruction, etc.

  (3) No person shall remove, take away, mutilate, disfigure, deface or destroy any chattel referred to in subsection (1) without the written consent of the Minister.

• Marginal note:Punishment

  (4) A person who contravenes this section is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.