Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Mary Wiegers, President, Provincial Metis Women of Saskatchewan

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Database ID	29266
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/Collection	Native Law Centre fonds
File/Item Reference	Reference Library, RCAP vol. 24 (Box 2)
Date of creation	1992
Physical description/extent	15 pgs
Number of images	15
Scope and content	File contains a presentation by Mary Wiegers, President, Provincial Metis Women of Saskatchewan. Wiegers highlights her concerns with the notion of Metis self-governance in Saskatchewan. She is highly critical of how Metis institutions have been functioning in the province, and argues that self-governance as things are currently consituted will lead to abuses by the Metis leadership. Wiegers highlights examples of electoral fraud, and undemocratic behaviour within the Saskatchewan Metis organization.
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, La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Thursday May 28, 1992; pages 31-45.
Place	La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundaries	Treaty 6 Canada -- National
Cultural region	Plains Subarctic Canada -- National
Names	Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Hammersmith, Bernice Metis Society of Saskatchewan Metis Women of Saskatchewan Morin, Gerald Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Shorte, Phillip Wiegers, Mary
Subject	Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Self-government Metis -- Women Metis -- History Metis Metis Nation Politics Community Life Legal Issues Elections
Date Range(s)	1990-1999
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29266