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Fort Frances District Office [textual record]

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Date:

1875-1951.

Reference:

R216-63-2-E, RG10-C-V-23

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

133612

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Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development fonds

Indian and Inuit Affairs Program sous-fonds

Fort Frances District Office
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Series includes:

96 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1875-1951.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2.8 m of textual records

Language of material:

English
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General operational records of the Fort Frances District, Saddle Lake/Athabaska District & Blackfoot/Stoney-Sarcee District. [textual record]

General operational records of the Fort Frances District, Saddle Lake /Athabaska District & Blackfoot/Stoney-Sarcee District Offices. [textual record]

Operational Records of the Fort Frances District Office [textual record]

Operational Records of the Fort Frances District Office [textual record]
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Series consists of records documenting a wide variety of the activities carried out by the Fort Frances District Office and its predecessors. The series includes loose correspondence and letterbooks relating to a wide variety of administrative functions of the Fort Frances District Office. Subjects include annuities, land sales, membership, agency accounts, elections, education, supplies, estate, health services and general agency administration. Some routine financial administration records and American correspondence are also included. The correspondence is arranged chronologically by year.

Also included are records and letterbooks from the Manitoba Superintendency, as well as records from the Couchiching, Rat Portage and Fort Frances agencies.

Volume 14993 includes records of birth and death registrations, as well as Treaty Annuity payments of the various bands within the Fort Frances District.

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Indian and Eskimo Affairs Program (Canada). Fort Frances District Office

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Indian and Eskimo Affairs Program (Canada). Fort Frances District Office : Following the creation of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in 1966, agencies were joined to form larger administrative units called districts. The Fort Frances Agency became the Fort Frances District Office 1 April 1972. The district office was created to assist in the administration of various bands in Northwestern Ontario. At that time, these bands included the following: Big Island (1972-1988); Big Grassy (1972-1988); Couchiching (1972-1988); Lac La Croix (1973); Naicatchewenin (1972-1988); Nicickousemenecaning (1972-1988); Ojibways of Onegaming (1982-1988); Rainy River (1972-1988); Sabaskong (1972-1982); Seine River (1972-1988); and Stangecoming (1972-1988). The Sabaskong Band changed its name to the Ojibways of Onegaming in 1982. On 1 April 1988 Fort Frances District Office was absorbed into the Western District. Finding aid 10-157: Guide to Indian Affairs Field Office Organization in Ontario, 1845-1990

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is a file list indicating volume number, file number, file part, title and outside dates. The finding aid's file level descriptions can be accessed through the "consists of" field in the Mikan record. A paper copy is available in the Reference room for volumes 12370-12381. For volume 14993 consult the Public Service folder on the K: drive. 10-150 (90: Open)

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the series.

Custodial history:

These records were transferred to the National Archives of Canada upon the closing of the Fort Frances District Office.

Volume 14993 is from a separate transfer.

Accruals:

Further accruals are expected.

Related material:

Related records may also be found in the following series: Manitoba Superintendency, Fort Frances Agency, District Office, and Lakehead District Office.

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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1987-88/346 GAD
1989-017 TFRC
2000-00141-6
2000-00829-1
2013-00248-3
2017-00246-1
2017-00305-0
6-1989-00-017 WFRC
6-1990-00-162 WFRC
76/009
88/003
90-162-11 WFRC
96/006
99/026
R216
RG10
RG10-C-V-23
RG10-C-V-7

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RG10-C-V-23
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Textual records

[Consultation32 Restricted by law]

Volume [RG10]

[Consultation 90 Open]

12370;

[Consultation 90 Open]

12378--12380;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [RG10]

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

12371--12377;

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

12381;

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

Volume [R216] 14993

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

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