Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Chief Bill Erasmus of the Dene Nation
Database ID | 30572 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 91 (Box 14) | |
Date of creation | December 8, 1992 | |
Physical description/extent | 37 pgs | |
Number of images | 37 | |
Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Chief Bill Erasmus of the Dene Nation. Erasmus welcomes the Commission to Denedeh, the Dene homeland, and discusses "the policy that the government has adopted over the years regarding discussions with our peoples in Canada concerining the spelling out of our rights and the requirement for extinguishment," as well as the traditional Dene economy of hunting and trapping. Following the presentation the assembled Commissioners discuss some of the issues raised with Erasmus. | |
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, Northern United Place Hall, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Tuesday, December 8, 1992. pgs 149-186. | |
Place | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 8 Treaty 11 Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Subarctic Subarctic | |
Names | Anderson, Shelly Dene Nation Erasmus, Bill (Chief) Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Wilson, Bertha, 1923-2007 (Justice) | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Relations Chiefs Treaty -- Treaty 8 Treaty -- Treaty 11 Government policy Hunting and Trapping Land Claims Legal Issues Self-government Dene | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30572 |