| 单词 | indian agency |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian agency Indian agency n. (also with capital initial in the second element) now chiefly historical the office or headquarters of an Indian agent. ΚΠ 1822 J. Morse Rep. Indian Affairs i. 39 Should the Government establish a military post here it will be very important..that..an Indian agency should be planted..near it. 1908 S. Handsaker Pioneer Life 16 Near the bank of the river was a large building, the Indian agency. 1995 G. R. Alfred Heeding Voices our Ancestors iii. 56 The establishment of the Indian Act system brought with it an administrative link to the federal government through an Indian Agency located near, and later within, the reserve. < as lemmas |
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