Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories, Hon. Richard Nerysoo
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| Database ID | 31709 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 167 (Box 26) | |
| Date of creation | June 17, 1993 | |
| Physical description/extent | 36 pages of textua lrecords | |
| Number of images | 36 | |
| Scope and content | The file contains a presentation by the Honourable Richard Nerysoo, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories. Nerysoo discusses the history of education in the Territories, the philosophy behind the current system, the role of Elders in community schools, the Department's development of Dene Ked: a Dene culture and language curriculum, the Department's development of Inuuqatgiit: an Inuktitut curriculum, general curricula informationw with relevance to Aboriginal people and cultivating cross-cultural understanding, official languages and language curricula, the Eastern Arctic Teacher Education Program, the Keewatin Teacher Education Program, job skills training, social problems and their relationship to educational attainment, the recognition of the Dogrib Teacher Education Program by UNESCO, and general educational concerns in the Territories. Following the presentation Commissioners Erasmus and Chartrand discuss some of the issues raised with Nerysoo. | |
| 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, B.G. Sivertz Community Centre, Hay River, Northwest Territories; Thursday, June 17, 1993. Pages 81-116. | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 8 No treaty Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Arctic Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Government of the Northwest Territories - Department of Education, Culture and Employment Lepine, Beatrice Nerysoo, Richard Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Government policy Education -- Policy Education -- Traditional Education -- Western Education Inuit Affairs -- Education Culture Culture -- Language Languages and Linguistics Dene Dogrib Slavey (Slave) Post-secondary education | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31709
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