Crown-Indigenous Relations Department
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada manages the Crown’s treaty relationships, rights recognition, and self-determination negotiations with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
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Sep 5, 2026
Far Right
The department claims no evidence of theft despite 132 indigenous artworks going missing from its $14.4 million collection.
People's Party critics see this as another example of federal bureaucracy incompetence and waste, arguing departments like this should be defunded and their responsibilities transferred to provinces.