all matters arising out of the government's relations with the Indians.
- 1766  [Trade] should be carried on at certain Posts, expressed in the Plan for regulating Indian Affairs.
- 1899  When the Dominion government took control of the Indian affairs of British Columbia, they certainly assumed the burdens, along with the blessings.
- 1965  Many separate Indian day schools are still operated by the Indian Affairs Branch of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. . . .