British Indian Department
The Indian Department was established in 1755 to oversee relations between the British Empire and the First Nations of North America. The imperial government ceded control of the Indian Department to the Province of Canada in 1860, thus setting the stage for the development of the present-day Department of Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.
Sir William Johnson at the Battle of Lake George (1755)
Guy Johnson, superintendent of the Northern Department, 1774-1782
Joseph Brant, a leading force in the Department from the era of the American Revolution until his death in 1807
Superintendent General William Johnson (c. 1715-1774)
Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for Canada's northern lands and territories, and one of two departments with responsibility for policies relating to Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Terrasses de la Chaudière houses the departmental headquarters in Gatineau, Quebec.