Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Sharon McIvor, Spokesperson Native Women's Association of Canada
Database ID | 29801 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 47 (Box 7) | |
Date of creation | June 26, 1992 | |
Physical description/extent | 78 pgs | |
Number of images | 73 | |
Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Sharon McIvor, Spokesperson, Native Women's Association of Canada. McIvor gives an overview of the history and condition of Aboriginal women in Canada, who at the time of the Commission made up 52% of the Aboriginal population. McIvor is critical of the Commission for not granting funds to her organization for research purposes, and announces her expectation that the Commission's final report should reflect women's equal place with men in Canadian society under the Charter of Rights and Freedom, and not be relegated to the status of an "interest group...like elders and youth and urban Natives." McIvor's presentation addresses a wide variety of social and economic issues facing Aboriginal women in Canada including the legacy of colonization, relations with male dominated Aboriginal groups, violence, the justice system, self-governance, and income concerns. Following the presentation is discussion between the assembled Commissioners, McIvor, and Teressa Nahanee (also of the NWAC) on some of the issues raised. | |
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, Native Canadian Centre, Toronto, Ontario. Friday, June 26, 1992. Pgs 436-508. | |
Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Upper Canada Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Arctic Canada -- National | |
Names | Blakeney, Allan E., 1925- (Saskatchewan premier) Chartrand, Paul, 1943- Dussault, Rene, 1939- Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) McIvor, Sharon Nahanee, Teressa Native Women's Association of Canada Robinson, Viola Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Sillett, Mary | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Women Indigenous Peoples Organizations Indigenous Relations Legal Issues Indigenous Peoples General Family life Income Government policy | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29801 |