Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Abe Okpik

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Database ID29161
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionNative Law Centre fonds
File/Item ReferenceReference Library, RCAP vol. 19 (Box 2)
Date of creation1992
Physical description/extent4 pgs
Number of images4
Scope and contentFile contains a presentation by Abe Okpik. Okpik discusses the significance of midwifery to the Inuit people, and on Baffin Island in particular. He also discusses traditional knowledge and its importance in contemporary midwifery. Following the presentation are some comments on it by Commissioners Mary Sillet and Rene Dussault.
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 2, Iqaluit, Northwest Territories; pages 127-130.
Treaty boundariesNo treaty
Canada -- National
Cultural regionArctic
Canada -- National
NamesDussault, Rene, 1939-
Okpik, Abraham
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Sillett, Mary
SubjectGovernment commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Women
Children
Family life
Health
Inuit Affairs -- Art and Culture
Inuit Affairs -- Lifestyle
Inuit Affairs -- Youth
Inuit Affairs
Community Life
Date Range(s)1990-1999
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