Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by the Akiawenrak Long House
Database ID | 30325 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 69 (Box 10) | |
Date of creation | November 17, 1992 | |
Physical description/extent | 27 pgs | |
Number of images | 27 | |
Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Mireille Sioui, Michel Gros Louis (Tare Dan Deh), and Annette Vincent (Wat Ron Yon Non Nen) of the Akiawenrak Long House. The three deliver a presenation discussing the structure of the Long House, its place in Huron society, its spiritual and cultural significance. A dispute is mentioned between the Huron-Wendat and the City of Lorrettville over the territory on which the longhouse is. Also discussed are the legacy of historical colonization, missionaries, the enfranchisement of a Huron community in Michigan and a request that they be given their rights back, and other matters of importance to the Huron people. Self-governance, the Indian Act, and the Charter of rights are also discussed as they pertain to the Huron nation. | |
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, Wendake, Quebec City, Quebec, Tuesday, November 17, 1992. pgs 326-351. One page with no pagination; should be page 349. | |
Place | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | No treaty Canada -- National International | |
Cultural region | Northeast Canada -- National International | |
Names | Akiawenrak Long House Cartier, Jacques, 1491-1557 Donnacona, nd-c. 1539 (Chief) Dussault, Rene, 1939- Gros-Louis, Michel Mireille Sioui Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Vincent, Annette | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Relations Native-Newcomer relations Missions and Missionaries Community Histories Culture -- Spirituality Culture -- Language Culture -- Lifestyle Self-government Rights Wendat (Huron Confederacy) Wyandot Petun Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30325 |