Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by the Metis Nation of Quebec
Database ID | 31338 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 136 (Box 22) | |
Date of creation | May 28, 1993 | |
Physical description/extent | 47 pages of textual records | |
Number of images | 47 | |
Scope and content | This file contains a presentation by Claude Aubin, Metis, Lower St. Lawrence; Rock Matte, Malecite Metis, Lower St. Lawrence; Andy Frost, Metis, Fort Coulonge; Elizabeth Lamadeleine, Metis, Quyon; Cecile Jean Legros, Metis, Ste-Veronique; Sylvie Plouffe, Metis, Mont-Laurier; Rejean Pilote, Metis, Lac St-Jean; Marie Joseph-Riel, representing the Riel family of la Valtrie; Martine Brisebois, Metis, Mont-Laurier and Bruno Meilleur, Metis, Ile du Grand Calumet. The presenters are speaking as Metis individuals and not as part of a Metis group or organization. They believe that "all Metis in Canada have certain rights and the Canadian people and the other Aboriginal nations must respect the obligations they have toward the citizens of the Metis nation, just like their own rights in the Province of Quebec or elsewhere in Canada." The Metis Nation wishes to "establish their own government in order to acquire the mechanisms necessary for direct action in the political sphere that are worthy of a distinct nation." A lengthy 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 4, Hotel Bonaventure-Hilton, Outremont Room, Montreal, Quebec; Friday, May 28, 1993. Pages 1235-1283. Pages 1251-1252 missing. | |
Place | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Peace & Alliance No treaty Treaty 11 | |
Cultural region | Northeast Canada -- National | |
Names | Aubin, Claude Brisebois, Martine Frost, Andy Joseph-Riel, Marie Lamadeleine, Elizabeth Legros, Cecile Jean Matte, Rock Meilleur, Bruno Pilote, Rejean Plouffe, Sylvie Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Peoples Organizations Indigenous Relations Law and Legislation -- Acts -- Indian Act Metis Metis Nation Self-government Bill C-31 Two-Row Wampum | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31338 |