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Researching Your Aboriginal Ancestry at Library and Archives Canada

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Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
How to Use This Guide

Part I: Researching Your Aboriginal Genealogy at Library and Archives Canada

• Before Starting
• Aboriginal Peoples in Canadian Records
• Status Indians
  • Record Organization in RG 10
    • Indian Tribes and Bands
    • Agencies, Districts, Superintendencies and Regional Offices
    • Treaties
  • RG 10 Records of Particular Interest
    • The Indian Registers, 1951 - 1984
    • Membership Registers and Lists
    • Census Returns
    • Registers and Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages
    • School Records
    • Land Records
    • Membership and Commutation Files
    • Enfranchisement Files
    • Headquarters Case Files
• Inuit
• Métis
  • RG 15 Records
• Participation of Aboriginal People in Military Activities
  • Employees of the Canadian Forces and the Federal Public Service since 1918

Part II: Using the Library and Archives Canada Web Site

• Online Records and Databases
  • Record Groups 10 and 15
    • To View the Online Thematic Guide
    • To View the Outline of RG 10 Contents in the General Inventory Database
    • To Initiate a Search in the Government of Canada Files Database
    • Keyword Searches
    • To Initiate a Keyword Search in the Government of Canada Files Database
• Reviewing Records
  • Restricted Records
  • Non-restricted Records
    • Microfilm
    • Other Records
• Other Services

• Selected Bibliography
• Useful Web Addresses
• Acknowledgments