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Indian Affairs collection

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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
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Scope and Content: 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.
Subject: Indian Affairs