Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Opening Remarks by Commissioner Cy Standing and Chief Lorne Waditaka
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| Database ID | 29187 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 21 (Box 3) | |
| Date of creation | 1992 | |
| Physical description/extent | 22 pgs | |
| Number of images | 22 | |
| Scope and content | File contains opening remarks mainly by Chief Lorne Waditaka, Chief of the Wahpeton First Nation. Waditaka discusses national issues such as the Constitution and First Nations place in it, the development of self-governance structures, the need for continued federal responsibilities and the importance of the treaties, the Metis people and their place in Canada, urban aboriginals, justice issues, social issues, and what he hopes will be gained from the hearings of the Royal Commission. Waditaka then introduces Commissioners Bertha Wilson, Paul Chartrand, Rene Dussault, and Mary Sillet. Following the presentation are some remarks by Commissioner Cy Standing on the history of the Dakota/Nakoda/Lakota nations. | |
| 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 | Volume 1, Wappeton Communiplex, Wahpeton Indian Reserve, Wahpeton, Saskatchewan; pages 1-22. | |
| Place | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Standing Buffalo First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Standing, Cy Waditaka, Lorne (Chief) Wahpeton First Nation | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Community Life Indigenous Peoples General Government policy Indigenous Relations Treaty Self-government Law and Legislation -- Acts -- Indian Act Metis Issues Dakota (Sioux) Lakota (Sioux) Nakoda (Stoney) | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29187
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