00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.840380 CaOODSP 20221107151828 cr ||||||||||| 170726s1964 onc #obm f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn-nt R5-341/1964E-PDF Waddell, K. G. The role of the Indian Affairs Branch in the Mackenzie [electronic resource] : past, present and future / prepared by K.G. Waddell. Ottawa : Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Resources Division, 1964. 45 p. "January, 1964." "Essay assignment for Northern University 1963-64."--Letter of submittal. Digitized edition from print [produced by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada]. Includes bibliographical references. "It is traditionally considered that North America was discovered in error and explored in exasperation by men looking for the riches of the Orient. Early knowledge of the Eastern Arctic was gained by Corte-Real in 1500 and others who followed, looking for the Northwest Passage and eventually settling for whales and furs. The search for new sources of furs took the agents of the trading companies right across the north and they left posts, many of which exist today as settlements of the Northwest Territories."--Historical Summary, p. [1]. gccst Indians gccst Aboriginal affairs gccst Northern Canada Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Canada. Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. PDF 15.36 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/aanc-inac/R5-341-1964-eng.pdf