Indian And Northern Affairs Canada
The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, referred to by its applied title under the Federal Identity Program as Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, (French: Affaires autochtones et du développement du Nord canadien, AADNC) is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for policies relating to Aboriginal peoples in Canada, that comprise the First Nations (Indians), Inuit and Métis.
Its headquarters are in Terrasses de la Chaudière, in downtown Gatineau, Quebec.
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