Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Eileen Koe
Database ID | 28800 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 9 (Box 1) | |
Date of creation | May 7, 1992 | |
Physical description/extent | 26 pgs | |
Number of images | 26 | |
Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Eileen Koe. Koe is a civil servant and proclaims herself to be both a Gwich'in, and a proud Canadian. Koe discusses her views on social issues and housing in the community. She discusses residential schools and the loss of the Gwich'in language, and the detrimental effect this has had on her people. Koe discusses alcoholism, housing programs, trapping, and the need for better job training programs. Following the presentation is a discussion between Koe and Commissioners Rene Dussault and Alan Blakeney on various government programming related to the concerns raised in 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 | Archival | |
Primary Media | Textual documents | |
Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan. Native Law Centre | |
Other notes | Part of Box 1 Transcripts, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Fort McPherson, N.W.T. Thursday, May 7, 1992. Volume 1. pgs 192-217. | |
Place | Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada Arctic Red River, Northwest Territories, Canada Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 11 Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Arctic Subarctic Canada -- National | |
Names | Blakeney, Allan E., 1925- (Saskatchewan premier) Dussault, Rene, 1939- Koe, Eileen Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Education Economic Development Culture -- Language Community Life Culture -- Lifestyle Languages and Linguistics Government policy Indigenous Peoples General Hunting and Trapping Gwich'in | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28800 |