Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Peter Sinclair, Mathias Colomb Cree Nation

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Database ID31502
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionNative Law Centre fonds
File/Item ReferenceReference Library, RCAP vol. 145 (Box 22)
Date of creationJune 1, 1993
Physical description/extent24 pages
Number of images24
Scope and contentThe file contains a presentation by Peter Sinclair, Mathias Colomb Cree Nation. Sinclair discusses "our day to day nightmare with the ongoing obstruction and interference by Government Bureaucracies." Sinclair relates some of the Cree Nation's history with regard to resource exploitation, residential schools, land use, racism, the negative impact of hydro-electric development, and related concerns. Following the presentation Commissioner Wilson discusses some of the issues raised with Sinclair after which the Commission's sitting is concluded for the day.
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 notesVolume 2, Army and Navy Airforce Building, Thompson, Manitoba; Tuesday, June 1, 1993. Pages 502-525.
PlaceThompson, Manitoba, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 5
Canada -- National
Cultural regionSubarctic
Canada -- National
NamesChartrand, Paul, 1943-
Mathias Colomb Cree Nation
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Sinclair, Peter
Wilson, Bertha, 1923-2007 (Justice)
SubjectGovernment commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Government policy
Land Claims
Racism and stereotypes
Schools -- Residential
Natural Resources -- Power
Natural Resources -- Mining
Self-government
Issues
Cree
Date Range(s)1990-1999
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