Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Larry Ussak
Database ID | 30385 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 74 (Box 10) | |
Date of creation | November 19, 1992 | |
Physical description/extent | 9 pgs | |
Number of images | 9 | |
Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Larry Ussak. Ussak discusses his concerns with the way the government handles the polar bear population, specifically some of the techniques they use which he believes is contributing to the populations decline. Ussak also talks about job training, welfare, drop-out rates, suicide, the financial difficulties of life in the north, and related concerns. Following the presentation Commissioner Robinson discusses employment and training issues with Ussak and Paul Kaludjak. | |
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 1, Singituq Complex, Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories. Thursday, November 19, 1992. Pgs 114-122. | |
Place | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | No treaty Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Arctic Canada -- National | |
Names | Blakeney, Allan E., 1925- (Saskatchewan premier) Kaludjak, Paul Robinson, Viola Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Ussak, Larry | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Inuit Affairs Inuit Affairs -- Lifestyle Inuit Affairs -- Education Inuit Affairs -- Youth Community Life Wildlife management Employment Issues Indigenous Peoples General Elders | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30385 |