Sub-series primarily consists of records pertaining to the Indian & Eskimo Welfare Oblate Commission / Commission Oblate
des Oeuvres Indiennes & Esquimaudes (COOIE). The commission was first established in Ottawa in 1936, and it was a national organization that functioned to coordinate Oblate mission work with Indigenous people. The commission's work informed the administration of Indian Residential Schools, Indian Day Schools, and Indian Hospitals across Canada.
The Indian & Eskimo Welfare Oblate Commission had various changes in name and administration over time. Related names and entities include: Indian Welfare and Training Commission; the Oblate Indian-Eskimo Council; Indian and Eskimo Welfare Commission; Indian and Eskimo Welfare Commission of the Oblates; and Indianescom. The commission was ultimately dissolved in 1976.
This sub-series includes original records as well as many copies of records held at other archival institutions. Additionally included are records created by the Oblate NRS Work Group / Groupe de travail Oblat ÉRA, as well as a finding aid titled "Indian Residential Schools Survey of Documents at Deschatelets Archives," which was created by Thomas A. Lascelles, OMI, in 1991.