Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by the Kahnawake Mohawk Court System
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| Database ID | 30437 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 77 (Box 12) | |
| Date of creation | November 25, 1992 | |
| Physical description/extent | 14 pgs | |
| Number of images | 15 | |
| Scope and content | File contains presentations by Winona Diabo and Joyce K. Mitchell of the Kanawahke Court System. Diabo describes how her community has had its own court system functioning for twelve years without government funding. Diabo outlines a list of priorities and requests for assistance from the Commission, as well as giving an overview of how the justice system functions at Kanawahke with respect to both policing and judicial processes. Joyce Mitchell discusses her experiences as a justice of the peace and court volunteer work with the Kahnawake court system, as well as the various functions it entails, as well as her personal practices and views. | |
| 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, Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, November 25, 1992. pgs 195-209. | |
| Place | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | No treaty Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Northeast Canada -- National | |
| Names | Diabo, Winona Dussault, Rene, 1939- Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Mitchell, Joyce K. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Wilson, Bertha, 1923-2007 (Justice) | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Community Policing Community Law Community Life Law Enforcement -- Treatment Law Enforcement Law and Legislation Racism and stereotypes Indigenous Relations Culture Justice Elders | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30437
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