Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Simeon Tshakapesh, Youth Council and Tribal Police
Database ID | 30494 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 83 (Box 12) | |
Date of creation | December 1, 1992 | |
Physical description/extent | 20 pages of textual records | |
Number of images | 23 | |
Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Simeon Tshakapesh, Youth Council and Tribal Police. Tshakapesh discusses the lack of control Innu youth feel over their own lives as the root of many of the serious social problems plaguing Davis Inlet. Tshakapesh stresses the need for community based education, treatment programs, and support groups. He discusses the rights of youth, need for recreational facilities, relocation to a new and better village site, funding, community policing, language and culture issues. Following the presentation Tshakapesh discusses some of the issues raised with Commissioners Erasmus and Sillet. | |
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, Davis Inlet, Labrador, Tuesday, December 1, 1992. pgs 100-122. | |
Treaty boundaries | No treaty Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Subarctic Canada -- National | |
Names | Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Innu Nation Innu Nation Tribal Police Innu Nation Youth Council Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Sillett, Mary Tshakapesh, Simeon | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Peoples Organizations Indigenous Relations Community Life Community Histories Community Policing Education Children Relocation Innu Youth | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30494 |