Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Mary Jane Litchard Baleen Artist

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Database ID29163
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionNative Law Centre fonds
File/Item ReferenceReference Library, RCAP vol. 19 (Box 2)
Date of creation1992
Physical description/extent16 pgs
Number of images14
Scope and contentFile contains a presentation by Mary Jane Litchard, Baleen Artist. Litchard, an Inuit-Comanche woman from Alaska, discusses her experiences in Canada and issues with the international border, her difficulties transporting the Baleen she works on as a medium across boundaries, language issues, midwifery, tuberculosis and other health issues, prejudice, and the value of community counselling and healing services. Following the presentation is a conversation between Litchard and Commissioners Dussault and Sillet on some of the issues raised.
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 132-146.
Treaty boundariesNo treaty
Canada -- National
Cultural regionArctic
Canada -- National
NamesDussault, Rene, 1939-
Litchard, Mary Jane
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
SubjectGovernment commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Art and Artifacts -- Carving
Artists
Art and Artifacts
Inuit Affairs -- Art and Culture
Inuit Affairs -- Lifestyle
Inuit Affairs
Date Range(s)1990-1999
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