Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Michael Eshikibok

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Database ID	31412
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/Collection	Native Law Centre fonds
File/Item Reference	Reference Library, RCAP vol. 142 (Box 22)
Date of creation	May 31, 1993
Physical description/extent	14 pages
Number of images	14
Scope and content	The file contains a presentation by Michael Eshikibok. Eshikibok, an Ojibwa student at Laurentian University and freelance writer for the Sudbury Star, gives a statistical overview of Aboriginal people in Canada, over-representation in Saskatchewan prisons, poverty, alcoholism, and the need to replace the Indian Act and institute self-government. Following the presentation Commissioner Dussault discusses some of the issues raised with Eshikibok.
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, President Hotel, Sudbury, Ontario; Monday, May 31, 1993. Pages 119-132.
Place	Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Treaty boundaries	Robinson-Huron Canada -- National
Cultural region	Subarctic Canada -- National
Names	Dussault, Rene, 1939- Eshikabok, Michael Meawassige, Blanche Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Subject	Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Relations Law and Legislation -- Acts -- Indian Act Self-government Culture Community Life Issues Standard of Living Treaty Youth Ojibwa (Anishnabe) Penitentaries
Date Range(s)	1990-1999
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31412