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In [[Portal:Canada|Canada]], native races include: | In [[Portal:Canada|Canada]], native races include: | ||
American Indian. | * American Indian. | ||
* Eskimo (or Inuit). | |||
Eskimo (or Inuit). | |||
Affiliated groups such as the Métis (mixed blood). | Affiliated groups such as the Métis (mixed blood). | ||
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CANADA - NATIVE RACES | CANADA - NATIVE RACES | ||
[PROVINCE] - NATIVE RACES | [PROVINCE] - NATIVE RACES | ||
===Locating The Records=== | |||
Researching native races can be particularly challenging because use of the records is often restricted. When you know the tribe your ancestor belonged to and the areas where he may have lived, then determine if records are available. Administrative and Indian land records created by the federal Department of Indian Affairs before 1970 are now at the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa. An inventory of these is in: | Researching native races can be particularly challenging because use of the records is often restricted. When you know the tribe your ancestor belonged to and the areas where he may have lived, then determine if records are available. Administrative and Indian land records created by the federal Department of Indian Affairs before 1970 are now at the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa. An inventory of these is in: | ||
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''Maps of Indian Reserves and Settlements in the National Map Collection''. 2 vols. Ottawa: Public Archives of Canada, 1980–81. (FHL book 971 F3c.) | ''Maps of Indian Reserves and Settlements in the National Map Collection''. 2 vols. Ottawa: Public Archives of Canada, 1980–81. (FHL book 971 F3c.) | ||
===Additional Sources for Research=== | |||
An excellent Web site for learning how to do native research in Canada is Library and Archives Canada, '''[http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-905.003-e.html ''Aboriginal Races'']'''. | An excellent Web site for learning how to do native research in Canada is Library and Archives Canada, '''[http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-905.003-e.html ''Aboriginal Races'']'''. | ||
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Books and records of the Métis are listed under: | Books and records of the Métis are listed under: | ||
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA - CANADA - MIXED BLOODS | INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA - CANADA - MIXED BLOODS | ||
Inuit sources are listed under ESKIMOS. | |||
See also the catalog’s Locality Search under: | See also the catalog’s Locality Search under: | ||
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See also the periodical indexes listed in "[[Canada Periodicals|Periodicals]]." A discussion of Native Canadian research sources is included in: | See also the periodical indexes listed in "[[Canada Periodicals|Periodicals]]." A discussion of Native Canadian research sources is included in: | ||
Merriman, Brenda Dougall. ''Genealogy in Ontario: Searching the Records.'' 3rd ed. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1996. (FHL book 971.3 D27m 1996) | * Merriman, Brenda Dougall. ''Genealogy in Ontario: Searching the Records.'' 3rd ed. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1996. (FHL book 971.3 D27m 1996) | ||
[[Category:Canada]] [[Category:Indians_of_Canada]] | [[Category:Canada]] | ||
[[Category:Indians_of_Canada]] | |||