Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Dr. Sheehan

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Database ID	29858
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/Collection	Native Law Centre fonds
File/Item Reference	Reference Library, RCAP vol. 56 (Box 8)
Date of creation	October 30, 1992
Physical description/extent	9 pgs
Number of images	9
Scope and content	File contains a presentation by Dr. Sheehan, a non-Aboriginal doctor who works on the Sagkeeng First Nation's lands. Sheehan gives his view of the poverty facing First Nations in Canada, the problems of isolation, the diabetes epidemic amongst First Nations, problems with the education system, health care accesibility issues, the need for an Aboriginal health care organization as an arm of Aboriginal government, and related concerns. Following the presentation are remarks by Commissioner Paul Chartrand thanking the preceding five presenters for their presentations.
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, Anicinabe School Gymnasium, Fort Alexander, Manitoba; Friday, October 30, 1992. Pages 33-62.
Place	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Treaty boundaries	Treaty 1 Treaty 3 Canada -- National
Cultural region	Subarctic Canada -- National
Names	Chartrand, Paul, 1943- Courchene, Gerald Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Sheehan (Doctor)
Subject	Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Standard of Living Education Health Self-government Community Development Community Life Issues Government -- provincial Ojibwa (Anishnabe)
Date Range(s)	1990-1999
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29858