Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Glen Williams, Board Chairperson, Gitwanak Education Society
Database ID | 29630 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 41 (Box 6) | |
Date of creation | June 16, 1992 | |
Physical description/extent | 18 pages of textual records | |
Number of images | 18 | |
Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Glen Williams discussing the Gitksan culture immersion program for pre- and primary school children in Gitanyow. The program is modeled on a Maori cultural school program in New Zealand and Williams calls for more funding from the Canadian government to ensure that the Gitksan culture and language does not become extinct. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners. | |
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 | Part of Volume 1, Kispiox, British Columbia. Tuesday, June 16, 1992. Pgs. 196-213. | |
Place | Kispiox, British Columbia, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | No treaty International | |
Cultural region | Northwest Coast International | |
Names | Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Williams, Glen Wilson, Bertha, 1923-2007 (Justice) | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Peoples Organizations Indigenous Relations Children Culture Education Languages and Linguistics | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29630 |