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From: Garcia-Sibley <>
Subject: Genealogical records: Canadian aboriginal peoples
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 11:21:30 -0800

WOW!!!
What an amazingly eclectic resource person you are, Dorothy! I'm grateful
you post to this site.

Thank you.
Joan


> From: "Dorothy Kew" <>
> Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 17:16:14 -0500
> To:
> Subject: Re: Trolls, racism, Society of Genealogists
>
> Hi Joan:
>
> You're absolutely right! Mea culpa to have neglected to mention our
> aboriginal brothers and sisters. Here is one web page devoted to the
> aboriginal peoples of Canada, part of the Government of Canada website.
> http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/abdt/interface/interface2.nsf/engdoc/0.htm
> l
>
> Not perhaps strictly genealogy but a great source for learning more about
> aboriginal peoples. There is a new book out, published by the Ontario
> Genealogical Society in 2002, by David K. Faux, "Understanding Ontario First
> Nations genealogical records: sources and cases".
>
> Another book which deals with native peoples genealogy in Canada is Bill
> Russell's "Records of the Federal Department of Indian Affairs at the
> National Archives of Canada : a source for genealogical research", published
> by the Ontario Genealogical Society in 1998.
>
> I definitely should have thought before putting keyboard to print! Working
> as I do with the Mississauga Library System I am very aware of the history
> of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, some of whom are my
> friends. I hope the above helps!
>
> Dorothy

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