Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Chief George Watts, Chairman of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council

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Database ID29052
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionNative Law Centre fonds
File/Item ReferenceReference Library, RCAP vol. 14 (Box 2)
Date of creationMay 20, 1992
Physical description/extent18 pgs
Number of images18
Scope and contentFile contains a presentation by Chief George Watts. Watts discusses the land claims, or Treaty, process in British Columbia, the Canadian Constitution, and self-governance issues. Watts lays out how he sees the three issues as intertwined, and the resolution of them to be related. Following the presentation the presenter discusses some of these issues with Commissioners Erasmus, and Robinson.
Other terms governing use and reproductionRoyal 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.
TypePublished
Primary MediaTextual documents
Provenance Access PointUniversity of Saskatchewan. Native Law Centre
Other notesVolume 1, Port Alberni, British Columbia. pages 1-11.
Treaty boundariesVancouver Island
No treaty
Canada -- National
Cultural regionNorthwest Coast
Canada -- National
NamesErasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief)
Keitlah, Nelson (Chief)
Robinson, Viola
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Watts, George (Chief)
SubjectGovernment commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Land Claims
Self-government
Issues
Government policy
Indigenous Peoples General
Indigenous Relations
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Law and Legislation - Acts - Constitution Act (1982)
Date Range(s)1990-1999
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