Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 132: Opening Prayer, Drum Ceremony, Opening comments by Moderator John Stiffarm
Database ID | 31276 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 132 (Box 20) | |
Date of creation | May 25, 1993 | |
Physical description/extent | 6 pgs | |
Number of images | 6 | |
Scope and content | The file contains an opening prayer, drum ceremony, and opening comments by Moderator John Stiffarm for the Youth Circle sitting held by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Tuesday, May 25, 1993, at the Lethbridge Lodge, Ballroom A, Lethbridge, Alberta. Following a sweetgrass ceremony, opening prayer, and drum ceremony, Moderator John Stiffarm discusses the significance of the ceremony and the circle hearing, as well as its' format. Commissioner Georges Erasmus also makes some brief remarks on the sitting's format. | |
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: Youth Circle, Lethbridge Lodge, Lethbridge, Alberta; Monday, May 25, 1993. Pages 1-6. | |
Place | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 7 Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Plains Canada -- National | |
Names | Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Stiffarm, John | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Culture -- Spirituality Culture Government policy Health -- Issues -- Alcoholism Health -- Issues -- Drug Abuse Community Life Community Development Blackfoot Confederacy Youth | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31276 |