Ontario. Indian Community Secretariat

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Indian Community Secretariat

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Indian Community Secretariat

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1974-1978

      History

      The Indian Community Secretariat was established in 1974 within the Community Services Division of the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services. It assumed the responsibilities of the former Indian Community Branch.

      On April 1, 1975 the Secretariat was moved to the jurisdiction of the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation, where it formed part of the Citizenship and Multiculturalism Division.

      In 1978, the Indian Community Secretariat was replaced by the Native Community Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Indian Community Secretariat assisted native peoples in Ontario (both on-reserve and off-reserve populations) in gaining full access to existing services of the Ontario Government and also in the development of self-determination and community leadership and initiative.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services (1972-2018)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA35

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services controls Ontario. Indian Community Secretariat

      Dates of relationship

      1974-1975

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation (1975-1982)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA5

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation controls Ontario. Indian Community Secretariat

      Dates of relationship

      1975-1978

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Indian Community Branch (1970-1974)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA524

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Indian Community Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Indian Community Secretariat

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Native Community Branch (1978-1995)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA528

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Native Community Branch is the successor of Ontario. Indian Community Secretariat

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA536

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directories.

          KWIK Index to the Government of Ontario, 1978/79.

          Canadiana Name Authorities 1996-12- 24.

          Annual Reports of the Ministry of Culture and Recreation, 1975/76 to 78/79.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Bob Krawczyk, Robert Anger