Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Rhonda Fiander, Social Worker, Waterford Hospital, St. John's, Newfoundland

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Database ID	29115
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/Collection	Native Law Centre fonds
File/Item Reference	Reference Library, RCAP vol. 16 (Box 3)
Date of creation	May 22, 1992
Physical description/extent	17 pages of textual records
Number of images	27
Scope and content	File contains a presentation by Rhoda Fiander, social worker at Waterford Hospital, St. John's, Newfoundland. Waterford Hospital has the only psychiatric facility in Newfoundland. She presents five recommendations to assist in the treatment of mental health issues for Aboriginal people, including improved access to interpreting services, training of social work staff that includes Aboriginal culture issues, and support and advocacy must be given to Aboriginal peoples' desire to heal themselves. Following the presentation is a discussion with the Commissioners.
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, St. John's, Newfoundland; pages 175-191.
Treaty boundaries	No treaty
Cultural region	Northeast
Names	Fiander, Rhonda Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Subject	Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Peoples Organizations Indigenous Relations Health -- Hospitals -- Mental Health -- Illness -- Mental
Date Range(s)	1990-1999
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29115