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Title

Prince Edward Island Agency [textual record]. 

Arrangement structure

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Series part of

Indian and Inuit Affairs Program sous-fonds [multiple media] (R216-185-5-E)

Accession

Central registry files of headquarters, and general operational records and central registry files of field offices including the Atlantic Regional Office, Prince Edward Island Agency, Eskasoni Agency, Miramichi Agency, Shubenacadie Agency, and Saint John River Agency. [textual record] (2000-01325-2)

Bilingual equivalent

Agence d'Ile-du-Prince-Édouard [document textuel]

Date(s)

[1947-1969]

Place of creation

Canada

Extent

m of textual records

Language of material

English

Scope and content

This is a preliminary record, please consult the linked accession. Series consists of general operational records and central registry files created and/or maintained by the Prince Edward Island Agency office.

Conditions of access

Textual records
32: Restricted by law
Archival reference no.
R216-709-2-E
Former archival reference no.
RG10

Terms of use

Copyright belongs to the Crown.

Additional name(s)

Indian and Eskimo Affairs Program (Canada). Prince Edward Island Agency. Prince Edward Island Agency.

Biography / Administrative history

The first federal officer to administer the affairs of the Indian population of Prince Edward Island was appointed in the year following that province's entry into the Canadian Confederation. Theophilus Stewart was appointed Visiting Superintendent by Order in Council 1594, 9 January 1874. A distinct Prince Edward Island Agency remained in operation until 1 July 1971, at which time responsibility for the First Nations of Prince Edward Island was transferred to the Maritime Regional Office, located in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Order in Council dated 9 January 1874; "Who was who and when to 1900." (RG10, v. 11189, file 1, p.295; Peter Kiefl, "Changes in the Band-District-Region Hierarchy: December 31, 1958 to December 31, 1971 - An Aid to Compiling Time-Series Statistics", an unpublished report prepared for the Departmental Statistics Division, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, March 1973.

Additional information

Source of title
Title is based on the contents of the series.

Accruals
Further accruals are expected.

Source

Government

Related control no.

1. 76/009
2. 96/006
3. 73-47 OFRC
4. 2000-01325-2
5. RG10

MIKAN no.

181001