Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by George Desjarlais, Chief, West Moberly First Nation
Database ID | 30375 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 73 (Box 10) | |
Date of creation | November 20, 1992 | |
Physical description/extent | 13 pgs | |
Number of images | 14 | |
Scope and content | File contains an a presentation by Chief George Desjarlais of the West Moberly First Nation. Desjarlais discusses the history of his people and their entrance into Treaty Eight. Desjarlais states that the government has not lived up to its end of the Treaty, which was intended to provide for peaceful co-existance and shared land management by the two peoples. Following the presentation Commissioner Erasmus discusses some of the points raised with Desjarlais. | |
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, Pioneer Inn, Fort St John, British Columbia. Friday, November 20, 1992. Pgs 335-348. | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 8 Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Subarctic Canada -- National | |
Names | Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Good, Michelle Hudson Hope Band Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Sillett, Mary Treaty 8 Tribal Association West Moberly First Nation | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Treaty -- Treaty 8 Chiefs Government policy Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Relations Native-Newcomer relations Hunting and Trapping Community Histories Land Claims Dunneza (Beaver) Cree | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30375 |