Indian Affairs collection
- Part of
- Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre > Indian Affairs collection
- Creator
- Government of Canada
- Date
- 1886 – 2010
- Physical Description
- 2 m of textual record
- General Material Designation
- Textual record
- Language(s)
- English
- Access Conditions
- Privacy legislation may apply to access requests. For access, please contact the Research & Archives Coordinator, Residential School Centre
- Use and Reproduction Conditions
- Reproductions are dependent on the fragility of the originals. Researchers must adhere to applicable copyright law and privacy legislation and permission of the copyright holder is required to publish from the fonds. For more information, please contact the Research & Archives Coordinator, Residential School Centre
- Scope and Content
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Collection comprises records created by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development pertaining to residential schools and the administration of First Nation affairs. Collection comprises eight series, including : Access to information requests series, Annual reports series, Central registry files series, Control number data files series, Headquarters files series, Information sheet series, List number data files series, School files series, Treaty series. These series contain a variety of material including: correspondence, letters, transcripts, annual reports, data files, access to information requests, central registry files and other material.
- Descriptive Notes
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This collection contains historical material which uses dated language and refers to Indigenous peoples using derogatory terms. Looking at this material might be triggering or distressing. A National Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support to former Residential School students and their families. This 24-Hour Crisis Line can be accessed at: 1-866-925-4419.
- Subject
- Indian Affairs