PART VII

WESTBANK FIRST NATION MEMBERSHIP

70. Westbank First Nation has jurisdiction in relation to membership of Westbank First Nation.

71. Membership in Westbank First Nation does not purport to confer or deny rights of entry into Canada or to grant Canadian citizenship.

72. The membership rules in the Constitution and Westbank Laws in relation to membership shall not deprive any person who had the right to have his or her name entered in the Band List, as defined in the Indian Act, for Westbank First Nation, immediately prior to the Effective Date, of the right to be a Member by reason only of a situation that existed or an action that was taken before the Effective Date.

73. All Members entitled to be registered as Indians under the Indian Act shall continue to be entitled to be registered as Indians under the Indian Act.

74. This Agreement shall not preclude Westbank First Nation from using its best efforts to establish a process whereby all Members who are not registered as Indians shall be entitled to be registered as Indians under the Indian Act.

75. No member of another band or First Nation in Canada may, at the same time, be a Member.

76. The Constitution shall include a procedure for reviewing decisions made pursuant to the Constitution.

77. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, in the event of a conflict between Westbank Law in relation to Membership and federal law, Westbank Law shall prevail to the extent of the conflict.

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