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== Records  ==

The "Ahousat" Indians Reserve located on Flores Island off the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Record contains some birth, marriage and death records. {{FHL|286988|item|disp=FHL Film: 924503}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/ahousat-indians-reserve-located-on-flores-island-off-the-west-coast-of-vancouver-island-british-columbia-canada/oclc/866692599 WorldCat]<br> 

A detailed guide to researching aboriginal records is found at [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-607.002.01.01.08-e.html Library and Archives Canada] 

The 1877 Indian Reserve Commission Census of interior British Columbia can be found at [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/avitus/001069-119.01-e.php?&item_id_nbr=3004&brws_s=&interval=20&&PHPSESSID=ed0lihnfoeduok4dahe19pud86 Library and Archives Canada] 

''Indian Registers, 1951-1984'', Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, are maintained at the Library and Archives in Ottawa. Access to these records is restricted. Inquiries must be directed to the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. 

=== Vital Records  ===

"Indians as well as Chinese, were excluded from the Birth, Marriages and Deaths Act of 1872.In 1877 the exclusionary section was removed and in 1897 the Act was made applicable to "all races and nationalities, including all Indians and person of Indian blood, Chinese and Japanese. In1916 amended to allow the Registrar to "accept returns to be made monthly by the respective Indian Agents in the Province, those returns were made on special forms and kept separate and apart from the other returns. In 1943 the registration of Indian births, marriages and deaths was made mandatory; special forms and filing was continued. The special forms and separate filing were discontinued after 1956." <ref> Indian Registrations Guide. March 2011. by Royal British Columbia Museum </ref> <br> 

*Leavitt, Flora Hilda. The "Ahousat" Indians reserve located on Flores Island off the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Includes birth, marriage and death records FHL film 924503 itme 1