Nelson Commission / Report of the Commission / Appointed to investigate the unfulfilled provisions of Treaties 8 and 11 as they apply to the Indians of the Mackenzie District. - 1959.
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| Database ID | 24994 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
| Series | XXXII | |
| File/Item Reference | XXXII-148-Nelson (36) | |
| Date of creation | 1959 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 report; 13 pages of textual records | |
| Number of images | 13 | |
| Historical note | The Mackenzie District encompasses a large part of the Northwest Territories, bundled on the south by British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, on the west by Yukon Territory, on the north by the Arctic Ocean, and on the east by an irregular line running to the east of Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake and extending from the Arctic Ocean to the northern boundary of Saskatchewan. | |
| Scope and content | Findings of the Nelson Commission, headed by Walter H. Nelson, a Prince Albert, Saskatchewan lawyer, relating to unfulfilled provisions of Treaties 8 and 11 in the Mackenzie District. Included are minutes of a meeting on 25 June 1959, locations of commission meetings, and recommendations made. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | Nelson Commission (author) | |
| Copyright holder | Nelson Commission | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Published | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Reports | |
| Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 8 Treaty 11 | |
| Cultural region | Subarctic | |
| Names | Brown, Leonard L. Cazon, Chief Baptiste Koe, James Nelson, Walter Valentine, V.F. | |
| Subject | Crown Lands Economic Development Education Employment Government policy Hunting and Trapping North Treaty Inuit Eskimos | |
| Date Range(s) | 1950-1959 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/24994
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