Personal Narrative: My Mother Isn T Registered Indian

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During the day I would file records of old, new documents for clients that resided on and off the reserve. Tina would tell me every day to work at my own pace because I would finish early. After I would finish, she handed over papers of newborn babies, person’s that had past and newly married couples and had me registering them through INAC. I learned that if neither parent isn’t registered Indian that the baby will be a 6(2) and will have to marry a 6(1) in order for them to be a treaty. I, also, helped her with applying for the clients taxes online. At first it was difficult, but got the hang of it afterwards. Tina was very thankful that I had picked her as my work placement. She was behind in her paperwork that she needed to be finished

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