Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Rev. Dr. Raymond Hodgson and Rev. Peter Hemel, Taskforce on Churches and Corporate Responsibility

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Database ID31488
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionNative Law Centre fonds
File/Item ReferenceReference Library, RCAP vol. 147 (Box 23)
Date of creationJune 3, 1993
Physical description/extent33 pages of textual records
Number of images33
Scope and contentThis file contains a presentation by Rev. Dr. Raymond Hodgson and Rev. Peter Hemel. Their organization is a national ecumenical coalition, one of 12 national coalitions of the major Christian churches in Canada. The Taskforce assists the members in implementing policies adopted by the churches in the areas of corporate, social and environmental responsibility. For example, the Taskforce worked with the Nisga'a relating to a mine built in Alice Arm, British Columbia. No environmental studies or consultation with the Nisga'a was done, and the mine closed a year and a half after completion because the price of molybdenum. The Nisga'a are left with the environmental damage while the Taskforce continues to work with the Nisga'a to seek damages for illegal use of their land. A lengthy question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
Other terms governing use and reproductionRoyal 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.
TypePublished
Primary MediaTextual documents
Provenance Access PointUniversity of Saskatchewan. Native Law Centre
Other notesPart of Volume 2, Westbury Hotel, Toronto, Ontario; Thursday, June 3, 1993. Pages 266-298.
PlaceToronto, Ontario, Canada
Alice Arm, British Columbia, Canada
Treaty boundariesUpper Canada
Canada -- National
Cultural regionNortheast
Northwest Coast
Canada -- National
NamesHemel, Peter
Hodgson, Raymond
Mercredi, Ovide
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Sullivan, James
Taskforce on Churches and Corporate Responsibility
World Council of Churches Program to Combat Racism
SubjectGovernment commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Indigenous Peoples General
Indigenous Relations
Churches -- Anglican
Churches -- Presbyterian
Economic Development
Natural Resources
Environment
Forestry
Hunting and Trapping
Nisga'a Treaty
Pollution
Date Range(s)1990-1999
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