New rule to affect border crossings by Natives

Tuesday, February 27, 2007  

Canadian Natives who are used to traveling to and from the United States with their Indian status cards will find themselves in trouble at the border starting in 2008.

The U.S. government will no longer accept the status card as proof of Canadian citizenship. A passport must be used when traveling by air.

"If this is a federal card, why can't it be used as a passport? It should be able to allow me to leave and enter back into Canada," Kevin Brass, whose family is planning a vacation to the U.S., told CBC News.

The Assembly of First Nations is lobbying Canadian and American officials for a new status card that could address U.S. security concerns.

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Native group lobbies for exception to border rules (CBC 2/27)

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