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Five hundred years before Columbus, a daring band of Vikings led by Leif Eriksson set foot in North America and established a settlement. And long before that, some scholars say, the Americas seem to have been visited by seafaring travelers from China, and possibly by visitors from Africa and even Ice Age Europe.

Many Woodland people planted crops such as sunflowers, corn, pumpkins, squash, and beans and built permanent wooden homes. Nevertheless, Indians in the Woodland period still relied primarily on hunting, fishing, and gathering. Some Indians, including the Cherokee, also built earthen winter homes without windows.

Indian Tribes and Languages of South America

Some Warao also live in Suriname. The tribe was estimated to number about 20,000 in… Mapuche, the most numerous group of Indians in South America.

Norte Chico civilization

aboriginal peoples) is commonly used in Colombia. The English term “Amerindian” (short for “Indians of the Americas”) is often used in the Guianas….Indigenous peoples of South America.

America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer who set forth the then revolutionary concept that the lands that Christopher Columbus sailed to in 1492 were part of a separate continent. He included on the map data gathered by Vespucci during his voyages of 1501-1502 to the New World.

Métis. The term Métis refers to a collective of cultures and ethnic identities that resulted from unions between Aboriginal and European people in what is now Canada.

The largest of the Indian groups is the Cree, which includes some 120,000 people.

All American Indians & Alaska Natives, whether they live on or off reservations, are eligible (like all other citizens who meet eligibility requirements) to receive services provided by the state such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the Food Stamp Program and the …

the employer elects to pay CPP contributions for all Indian workers.

The benefits of paying lower taxes for Status Indians extend beyond the obvious advantages of reduced financial obligation to the government. The primary reason for the exemption is to preserve the Indian people’s entitlement to reserve lands, by making it possible for them to live and work on the reserve affordably.

EI premiums are not taxes and are not exempt under section 87 of the Indian Act. Accordingly, tax-exempt salary or wages paid to an Indian employee are subject to EI premiums. As noted earlier, EI benefits received by an Indian are not taxable if the benefits relate to employment that was exempt under section 87.

The Canada emergency response benefit (CERB), Canada emergency student benefit (CESB), Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), or Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) are generally taxable.

If you receive provincial or territorial Social (Income or Disability) Assistance, you may want to consult your Provincial or Territorial Social Assistance Office before applying for the CERB. First Nations living on-reserve should contact the Band Administration Office.

Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)

Métis are not presently exempt from paying provincial or federal taxes. You should not attempt to use an MNO citizenship card for this purpose.

Many indigenous Canadians are legally exempt from paying sales taxes on autos or parts. Even if they receive a car outside their reserve, a First Nations member only pays the 5% federal sales tax and does not pay provincial sales tax, which in Ontario is 8%.

The government is investing $4.5 billion over the next 5 years in new funding towards Indigenous peoples. This investment represents the largest single line item in this year’s budget and confirms its commitment towards Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples are subject to the same tax rules as any other resident in Canada unless their income is eligible for the tax exemption under section 87 of the Indian Act.

Paying or charging the GST/HST In general, everyone has to pay tax in Canada, except when you are an Indian, Indian band, or band-empowered entity and you meet the conditions in Technical Interpretation Bulletin B-039, GST/HST Administrative Policy – Application of the GST/HST to Indians.

Some of the advisories date as far back as 1995 – like Shoal Lake 40 First Nation. A single drinking water advisory can mean as many at 5,000 people lack access to safe, clean drinking water. 73 per cent of First Nations’water systems are at high or medium risk of contamination.