Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentations by London District Chiefs, Chief Thomas Bressette
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| Database ID | 31019 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 120 (Box 19) | |
| Date of creation | May 10, 1993 | |
| Physical description/extent | 25 pages | |
| Number of images | 25 | |
| Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Chief Thomas Bressette of the London District Chiefs. Bressette, Chief of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, London District, discusses his peoples land dispute with the Department of National Defence over an area known as Stony Point. Chief Bressette goes on to discuss land and self-governance issues generally, recommending to the Commissioon that an arbitration board be set up to resolve such disputes similar to the practice employed in labour relations, and that the federal Department of Indian Affairs be dismantled. Chief Bressette also discusses related juridisdictional, policing, and political matters. Following the presentation the assembled Commissioners discuss some of the issues raised with Chief Bressette. | |
| 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, Chippewa Community Centre, Sarnia, Ontario; Monday, May 10, 1993. Pages 14-38. | |
| Place | Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Upper Canada Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Northeast Canada -- National | |
| Names | Bressette, Thomas (Chief) Chartrand, Paul, 1943- Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Rogers, Ray Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Self-government Chiefs Government departments -- Indian Affairs Land Claims Indigenous Relations Politics Community Policing Community Histories Indigenous Peoples General Ojibwa (Anishnabe) | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31019
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