Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by David Chartrand, President, Terry and Tom Doxidurn, Executive Director and Vice President, National Association of Friendship Centres
Database ID | 29807 | |
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 | 36 pgs | |
Number of images | 37 | |
Scope and content | File contains a presentation by David Chartrand, President of the National Association of Friendship Centres, with comments by Terry and Tom Doxidurn, executive director and Vice-President, respectively, of said organization. Chartrand describes his organization as "the largest service organization which exists to improve the quality of life for urban Aboriginal people." His presentation outlines the history of Friendship Centres in Canada, and "describes the ways in which we are working on national, regional and local levels to care for our people...outlining options for the future which will enable our membership to meet the needs of their communities as effectively as possible." Following the presentation Commissioners Erasmus, Chartrand, Dussault, and Blakeney discuss some of the issues raised with the three officials including funding, service delivery, urban self-governance, intergovernmental relations, and urbanization. | |
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 553-589. | |
Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Upper Canada Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Northeast Canada -- National | |
Names | Blakeney, Allan E., 1925- (Saskatchewan premier) Chartrand, David Doxidurn, Tom Doxidurn, Tony Dussault, Rene, 1939- Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) National Association of Friendship Centres Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples Organizations Urban Life Community Development Community Life Indigenous Relations Government policy Self-government Migration Indigenous Peoples General | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29807 |