Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Seeth Seethram, President, Yukon College
Database ID | 31794 | |
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 | 32 pgs of textual records | |
Number of images | 32 | |
Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Seeth Seethram, the only non-Caucasian president of any publicly funded educational institution in Canada. He speaks on a range of subjects, including land claims, the Indian Act, the "erosion" of Aboriginal culture and language, and the role of elders in education. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation. | |
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 136-167. | |
Place | Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | No treaty | |
Cultural region | Arctic Southwest | |
Names | Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Seethram, Seeth Sillett, Mary Yukon College | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Relations Culture Education Law and Legislation -- Acts -- Indian Act Elders | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31794 |