FAQ

There is lots of controversy and rumour around taxation rights for Status Natives in Canada. The general “rule” seems to be that purchased items must be delivered on Rez, but then seems to depend upon each province. We disagree with that policy and wonder why the government wants to keep Indigenous people “on the rez”. This appears to be a hold over of the regulation demanding that any Native person must have a permit to leave the reservation. I expect that eventually the supreme court will find the taxation rule unconstitutional, but in the mean time we at Tribal Spirit have decided that it is not our responsibility to collect taxes from Canadian Status Indigenous People no matter where they live. So as part of the ‘check-out’ process you will see a section to fill in your complete status card number and you will not be charged taxes. We hope that this makes your shopping experience less discriminatory….lol Joywind and Rob

PS: this only applies to Canadian customers, we ship from Canada and are not expected to collect taxes for any American governments and USA has a very high purchase value before any duty would ever be charged.