Getting my Native Status!

~~Odyshape~~ · 08-20-2011, 05:59 AM

I need to get my native status soon. I have been having difficulty applying for my native status in Canada. After me momma passed away when I was young I was adopted by my aunt (whom I consider my mother now). Now some funky business went on with the adoption agency that happened with my original birth certificate. No one can find it apparently (my parents called the person who processed the adoption and they can't find squat). The thing is I need this birth certificate because it had my original native last name (may have been a middle name or something at the time) on it and my biological father's name on it. On top of it all supposedly I am unable to request a search from the government until I am 18 which is January. Claiming native status is important for me because it will help me get through the financial burdens of university because the subsidies (free textbooks some fees and whatnot are wavered) native peoples get here. Any ideas on what I could do? I'm kind of stuck here. (I start school in a few weeks so time is of the essence since not having to spend 800 dollars on text books in winter semester would be great). Not to mention the fact that there is a great deal of job opportunities open to native people at my university many of which are aligned with my degree... I NEED TO GET MY STATUS DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING I DON'T

Paedantic Basterd · 08-20-2011, 08:18 AM

You can't ask the government for a copy, I take it? Or is that the search you're referring to?

~~Odyshape~~ · 08-20-2011, 08:34 AM

I can't ask the government to find it and for some strange reason legally my parents can't consent for it.

Dayvan Cowboy · 08-23-2011, 09:01 PM

I have ne. it was a pain in the ass to get and I didn't get anything from it :/
other than that I don't remember anything because I got it young.

08-20-2011, 05:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
~~Odyshape~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 526	Getting my Native Status! I need to get my native status soon. I have been having difficulty applying for my native status in Canada. After me momma passed away when I was young I was adopted by my aunt (whom I consider my mother now). Now some funky business went on with the adoption agency that happened with my original birth certificate. No one can find it apparently (my parents called the person who processed the adoption and they can't find squat). The thing is I need this birth certificate because it had my original native last name (may have been a middle name or something at the time) on it and my biological father's name on it. On top of it all supposedly I am unable to request a search from the government until I am 18 which is January. Claiming native status is important for me because it will help me get through the financial burdens of university because the subsidies (free textbooks some fees and whatnot are wavered) native peoples get here. Any ideas on what I could do? I'm kind of stuck here. (I start school in a few weeks so time is of the essence since not having to spend 800 dollars on text books in winter semester would be great). Not to mention the fact that there is a great deal of job opportunities open to native people at my university many of which are aligned with my degree... I NEED TO GET MY STATUS DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING I DON'T

08-20-2011, 08:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	You can't ask the government for a copy, I take it? Or is that the search you're referring to?

08-20-2011, 08:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~Odyshape~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 526	I can't ask the government to find it and for some strange reason legally my parents can't consent for it.

08-23-2011, 09:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	I have ne. it was a pain in the ass to get and I didn't get anything from it :/ other than that I don't remember anything because I got it young.