Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by the Hay River Council for Persons with Disabilities, Donna Harrison
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| Database ID | 31715 | |
| 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 | 25 pages of textual records | |
| Number of images | 21 | |
| Scope and content | The file contains a presentation by Donna Harrison of the Hay River Council for Persons with Disabilities. Director Harrison discusses learning disabilities, and their effect on both children and adults in the community. Harrison recommends that the government make learning disabilities a higher priority, makes specific recommendations pertaining to the situation in the Northwest Territories. Following the presentation Commissioners Georges Erasmus and Paul Chartrand thank Harrison and discuss some of the issues raised with her. | |
| 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 172-196. | |
| Place | Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 8 Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Harrison, Donna Hay River Council for Persons with Disabilities Lepine, Beatrice Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Government policy Education Education -- Policy Culture Culture -- Language Issues Family life Children Community Life Disabilities | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31715
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