Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Josie Oltrop, Vicki English-Currie and Gerri Manyfingers, Calgary Native Women's Shelter
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| Database ID | 31363 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 138 (Box 22) | |
| Date of creation | May 26, 1993 | |
| Physical description/extent | 16 pages of textual records | |
| Number of images | 16 | |
| Scope and content | This file contains a presentation by Josie Oltrop, Vicki English-Currie and Gerri Manyfingers focusing on Aboriginal women's issues. The presenters begin with a brief historical perspective on Aboriginal women in society and then discuss the social system "which has determined the lives of all Native women." They state that 75% of all of Alberta's formally educated Aboriginal population are women showing that they are "healing themselves from past incidents and turning to education." | |
| 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 | Part of Volume 1, Hunters Room, Skyline Plaza Hotel, Calgary, Alberta; Wednesday, May 26, 1993. Pages 114-129. | |
| Place | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 7 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | Calgary Native Women's Shelter English-Currie, Vicki Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Manyfingers, Gerri Oltrop, Josie Plains Indian Cultural Survival School Robinson, Viola Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Peoples Organizations Indigenous Relations Children Education Economic Development Family life Rights -- Women Bill C-31 Domestic Violence Elders | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31363
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