Researching Your Aboriginal Ancestry at Library and Archives Canada

Part II : Using the Library and Archives Canada Web Site

To View the Outline of RG 10 Contents in the General Inventory Database

1. Go to www.collectionscanada.ca/index-e.html.
   
2. Click on ArchiviaNet: Search Archival Materials.
   
3. In the menu in the centre of the screen, click on General Inventory. (Note: It is recommended that researchers review the online help pages describing the features available in the General Inventory database before beginning a search. To view these help pages, click on the Online Helpbutton on the right-hand side of the General Inventory box.)
   
4. Click on Search the database to obtain the database's search screen.
   
5. In the field labelled "Title", type "Indian and Inuit Affairs Program sous-fonds".
   
6. In the section labelled "To limit the search", click on the toggle buttons for "Fonds/collections" and "Government Records".
   
7. Click the "Submit query" button.
   
8. One reference will come up on the screen. Click on the button to the right of the number "1". The button looks like this:

The inventory description that then comes up on the screen gives the administrative history of RG 10, describes its scope and contents and provides the reference numbers and additional information. You can click on any of the items listed in the contents section for a description of that item and related finding aids. For example, clicking on Headquarters central registry system brings up a description of that series and a list of its contents. Clicking on the sub-series Black Series brings up a description of that series. Under "Finding Aid", electronic, paper and microform finding aids are described. The electronic finding aid is FA 10-13. You can use this type of information to initiate a search in the Government of Canada Files database.