Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Chief, Eskasoni Band
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| Database ID | 28774 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 7 (Box 1) | |
| Date of creation | May 6, 1992 | |
| Physical description/extent | 9 pgs | |
| Number of images | 9 | |
| Scope and content | File contains a opening remarks by the Chief of the Eskasoni First Nation welcoming the Commission to his territory. It also contains opening remarks by Commissioner Georges Erasmus discussing the beginning of the "hearing phase" of the Commission's work, and the areas to be covered in its mandate including: self-government, treaties, a land base for people, economic development, women's issues, elder's issues, youth issues, the constitution, and "just about anything you might think of that affects aboriginal people. Our mandate covers all aboriginal people in all parts of the country." | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions, 1992-1993. Reproduced with the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, and Courtesy of the Privy Council Office, 2008. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan. Native Law Centre | |
| Other notes | Part of Box 1 Transcripts, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Eskasoni, Prince Edward Island, Wednesday, May 6, 1992. Volume 1. pgs 1-9. | |
| Treaty boundaries | Peace & Friendship Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Northeast Canada -- National | |
| Names | Chief, Eskasoni (no name given) Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Eskasoni First Nation Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Economic Development Land Claims Indigenous Relations Indigenous Peoples General Standard of Living Women Children Chiefs | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28774
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