Givins informs Ironside that the Lieutenant Governor realizes that the way of life of the Indians will only be changed gradually, not quickly, and that this means that Superintendants will have to move through different parts of the province "until the Indians are located and Schools established at every Nation." This is significant first, since for Givins, representing the will of the Lieutenant Governor, Indian groups are "nations," and further, because the goal of assimilating Indians (here through the establishment of British educational institutions) is articulated. This fact is emphasized in Givins' comment that "it is not intended that the Superintendants of the Indian Department of Upper Canada should be employed in civilizing the Indians."