Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Abe Okpik
Database ID | 29161 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 19 (Box 2) | |
Date of creation | 1992 | |
Physical description/extent | 4 pgs | |
Number of images | 4 | |
Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Abe Okpik. Okpik discusses the significance of midwifery to the Inuit people, and on Baffin Island in particular. He also discusses traditional knowledge and its importance in contemporary midwifery. Following the presentation are some comments on it by Commissioners Mary Sillet and Rene Dussault. | |
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, Iqaluit, Northwest Territories; pages 127-130. | |
Treaty boundaries | No treaty Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Arctic Canada -- National | |
Names | Dussault, Rene, 1939- Okpik, Abraham Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Sillett, Mary | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Women Children Family life Health Inuit Affairs -- Art and Culture Inuit Affairs -- Lifestyle Inuit Affairs -- Youth Inuit Affairs Community Life | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29161 |