Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Peter Sinclair, Mathias Colomb Cree Nation
Database ID | 31502 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 145 (Box 22) | |
Date of creation | June 1, 1993 | |
Physical description/extent | 24 pages | |
Number of images | 24 | |
Scope and content | The file contains a presentation by Peter Sinclair, Mathias Colomb Cree Nation. Sinclair discusses "our day to day nightmare with the ongoing obstruction and interference by Government Bureaucracies." Sinclair relates some of the Cree Nation's history with regard to resource exploitation, residential schools, land use, racism, the negative impact of hydro-electric development, and related concerns. Following the presentation Commissioner Wilson discusses some of the issues raised with Sinclair after which the Commission's sitting is concluded for the day. | |
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, Army and Navy Airforce Building, Thompson, Manitoba; Tuesday, June 1, 1993. Pages 502-525. | |
Place | Thompson, Manitoba, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 5 Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Subarctic Canada -- National | |
Names | Chartrand, Paul, 1943- Mathias Colomb Cree Nation Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Sinclair, Peter Wilson, Bertha, 1923-2007 (Justice) | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Government policy Land Claims Racism and stereotypes Schools -- Residential Natural Resources -- Power Natural Resources -- Mining Self-government Issues Cree | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31502 |