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{{Indigenous Peoples of Canada}}
In Canada, an '''Indian reserve''' ({{lang-fr|réserve indienne}}) is specified by the ''[[Indian Act]]'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in [[Monarchy of Canada|HisHer Majesty]],<!--Source still reads "Her" do not change until the Act changes.-->
that has been set apart by HisHer Majesty for the use and benefit of a [[band government|band]]."{{sfn|Government of Canada|1985|loc=Section 2 (1) (a)}}
 
Indian reserves are the areas set aside for [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]], an [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|indigenous Canadian group]], after a contract with the Canadian state ("[[the Crown]]"), and are not to be confused with [[Indigenous land claims in Canada|land claims]] areas, which involve all of that First Nations' traditional lands: a much larger territory than any reserve.