Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Chief Andrew Thomas, Co-Chair of the Day

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Database ID	29083
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/Collection	Native Law Centre fonds
File/Item Reference	Reference Library, RCAP vol. 15 (Box 2)
Date of creation	May 21, 1992
Physical description/extent	14 pages of textual records
Number of images	15
Scope and content	File contains a presentation by Chief Andrew Thomas addressing the toxic waste located on the Esquimalt Reserve and asking why it are no toxic waste disposal facilities in all of British Columbia. Thomas is also chairman of the Land Claims Committee for the First Nations of South Island, British Columbia. He reads briefly from a report from that committee documenting the history of the Douglas Treaties and states that the Fisheries Act trumps all fishing rights negotiated during the Douglas Treaties signings. He hopes the Commission will address the fisheries problem not only as an Aboriginal right, but as a treaty right as well.
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	Published
Primary Media	Textual documents
Provenance Access Point	University of Saskatchewan. Native Law Centre
Other notes	Part of Volume 1, Esquimalt Reserve, British Columbia; pages 54-67.
Treaty boundaries	Vancouver Island
Cultural region	Northwest Coast
Names	Douglas, James (1803-1877) British governor Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Thomas, Andrew (Chief)
Subject	Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Peoples Organizations Indigenous Relations Environment Fishing Treaty Coast Salish Pollution
Date Range(s)	1990-1999
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29083