Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentations by Shirley Adamson, Council for Yukon Indians
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| Database ID | 30347 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 71 (Box 10) | |
| Date of creation | November 18, 1992 | |
| Physical description/extent | 10 pgs of textual records | |
| Number of images | 10 | |
| Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Shirley Adamson, Council for Yukon Indians. Adamson, chairperson for the Vuntut Gwich'in Council, discusses the self-governance negotiations which her organization has embarked upon with the Government of Canada. The respective First Nations parties involved in such negotiations included the Vuntut Gwi'chin Tribal Council, the Na-cho Ny'a'k Dun First Nation, the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, and the Teslin/Tlingit First Nation. Adamson also discusses land claims and Constitutional concerns, while describing the process for implementing said self-governance agreements. She suggests that the Commission "recommend to Canada that it provide constitutional protection to our self-government agreements." Following Adamson's presentation the assembled Commissioners discuss her proposal with her. | |
| 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, Westmark Hotel, Whitehorse, Yukon. Wednesday, November 18, 1992. pgs 118-127. | |
| Place | Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | No treaty Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Arctic Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Adamson, Shirley Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Council For Yukon Indians Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Na-cho Ny'a'k Dun First Nation Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Sillett, Mary Teslin/Tlingit First Nation Vuntut Gwi'chin Tribal Council | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Government policy Government -- federal Land Claims Self-government Indigenous Peoples Organizations Indigenous Relations Southern Toshoney Toshoney Gwich'in | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30347
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