00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.848121 CaOODSP 20221107153610 cr ||||||||||| 171130s1976 oncd #o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- R5-578/1976E-PDF Approach to government-Indian relationship [electronic resource] : transcription. Ottawa : DIAND, 1976. 17 p. : charts "July 22, 1976." Digitized edition from print [produced by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada]. "The principal means of concerting policies, programs and resources is to achieve an agreed policy approach. As the established authority and responsibility centre for status Indians, the Federal Government must assume part of the initiative in seeking to define the aims and shape of policies applied to Indian questions. Given the undertaking and need to consult with the Indian people concerned, this process of definition can best be accomplished through joint working arrangements with representatives of the Indian people, operating at various levels of contact. Through these arrangements the objectives, goals, priorities and methods for policy and programs alike can be worked out jointly and systematically, with emphasis on the acknowledged need for sensitivity and flexibility"--Introduction, p. 2. gccst Indians gccst Aboriginal affairs gccst Government policy Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. PDF 1.14 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/aanc-inac/R5-578-1976-eng.pdf