Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Larry Chartrand, Executive Director and Troy Chalifoux, President, Aboriginal Law Students Association, Indigenous Law Program, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta
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| Database ID | 31630 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 159 (Box 25) | |
| Date of creation | June 15, 1993 | |
| Physical description/extent | 23 pages of textual records | |
| Number of images | 23 | |
| Scope and content | This file contains a presentation by Larry Chartrand and Troy Chalifoux of the Indigenous Law Program at the University of Alberta. Chartrand wonders if "my promoting the virtues of a legal education to Aboriginal students is essentially promoting Aboriginal society, or are we promoting the continued subjugation of Aboriginal people by the European-based colonial powers?" He notes that Aboriginal students will learn "about Sioui v. The Queen, wherein the court makes a reference to the significance of a treaty between an Aboriginal Nation and the English Crown. Essentially the court said that the treaty was almost an international treaty, but not quite; rather it was sui generis. Thus, an Aboriginal student completes his legal education with the notion that Aboriginal peoples are almost a people, but not quite." Taylor feels that from the perspective of Aboriginal law students there are strong motivations for non-acceptance of the mainstream, and there should be a separate law school institution for Aboriginal people. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation. | |
| 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 2, Cherrywood Inn, Edmonton, Alberta; Tuesday, June 15, 1993. Pages 420-442. | |
| Place | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Chalifoux, Troy Chartrand, Larry Chartrand, Paul, 1943- Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Lambert, Everett Mackay, James Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples St. Catharines Milling case University of Alberta | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Peoples Organizations Indigenous Relations Education Law and Legislation Legal Issues Lawyers | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31630
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