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If the child is under 12 and the birth parent or other guardian doesn’t object, the Ministry or adoption agency will notify the child’s Aboriginal community and consult with them about planning for the adoption. | If the child is under 12 and the birth parent or other guardian doesn’t object, the Ministry or adoption agency will notify the child’s Aboriginal community and consult with them about planning for the adoption. | ||
Under the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vhk | Under the federal ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vhk Indian Act]'', an Aboriginal person who is adopted doesn’t lose any rights or privileges they have as a “status Indian” under the Act and other laws like the ''Income Tax Act''. | ||
===Can a birth mother choose an open adoption?=== | ===Can a birth mother choose an open adoption?=== | ||
