Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Jack Harris, Member, House of Assembly, St. John's, Newfoundland, and Clee Newhook
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| Database ID | 29116 | |
| 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 | 13 pages of textual records | |
| Number of images | 14 | |
| Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Jack Harris, Member, House of Assembly, St. John's, Newfoundland. He introduces Clee Newhook, Leader, Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party, who makes a brief statement. Harris is a Member of the House of Assembly for St. John's East district. He states that Aboriginal people in Newfoundland receive different treatment from their provincial government as compared to Aboriginals elsewhere in Canada. Harris hopes that the findings of the Royal Commission will "identify and propose remedies for the vast range of anomalies and injustices to which native people in this province have been subject." | |
| 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 191-204. | |
| Treaty boundaries | No treaty | |
| Cultural region | Northeast | |
| Names | Harris, Jack New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Newhook, Clee Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Peoples Organizations Indigenous Relations Government -- provincial Land Claims Self-government | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29116
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