Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 76: Opening Prayer and Opening Remarks by Commissioners Rene Dussault, Bertha Wilson, Paul Chartrand

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Database ID	30409
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/Collection	Native Law Centre fonds
File/Item Reference	Reference Library, RCAP vol. 76 (Box 12)
Date of creation	November 19, 1992
Physical description/extent	11 pages of textual records
Number of images	10
Scope and content	File includes the opening prayer and opening remarks from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Mani-Utenam, Sept-Iles, Quebec, Friday, November 20, 1992. Opening remarks by Rene Dussault give an overview of the Commissions activities, its mandate, and goals. Commissioner Wilson addresses the "tremendous lack of knowledge in white society about native people" and the Commission's educational function, while Commissioner Chartrand discusses his own background and hopes for the Commission's work.
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, Mani-Utenam, Sept-Iles, Quebec, Friday, November 20, 1992. pgs 1-11.
Treaty boundaries	No treaty Canada -- National
Cultural region	Subarctic Canada -- National
Names	Chartrand, Paul, 1943- Dussault, Rene, 1939- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Wilson, Bertha, 1923-2007 (Justice)
Subject	Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples Organizations Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Relations Education Innu - Montagnais Innu - Naskapi
Date Range(s)	1990-1999
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30409