Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Lucien Taparti

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Database ID30384
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionNative Law Centre fonds
File/Item ReferenceReference Library, RCAP vol. 74 (Box 10)
Date of creationNovember 19, 1992
Physical description/extent8 pgs
Number of images10
Scope and contentFile contains a presentation by Lucien Taparti. Taparti, an Elder and Chairperson of the local Elders' organization, discusses how Elder and hunters' concerns are often neglected while those of people who own businesses are addressed by government. Taparti states that their is a knowledge gap of traditional Inuit culture amongst youth which should be addressed. Taparti discusses the local Elders organization, his work-related disability, and concerns with the justice system and the role Elders can play. Following Taparti's presentation Commissioners Robinson and Blakeney discuss some of the issues raised with him.
Other terms governing use and reproductionRoyal 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.
TypePublished
Primary MediaTextual documents
Provenance Access PointUniversity of Saskatchewan. Native Law Centre
Other notesVolume 1, Singituq Complex, Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories. Thursday, November 19, 1992. pgs 105-114.
PlaceRankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Treaty boundariesNo treaty
Canada -- National
Cultural regionArctic
Canada -- National
NamesBlakeney, Allan E., 1925- (Saskatchewan premier)
Kaludjak, Paul
Robinson, Viola
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Taparti, Lucien
SubjectGovernment commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit Affairs -- Art and Culture
Inuit Affairs -- Lifestyle
Inuit Affairs -- Education
Inuit Affairs -- Youth
Inuit Affairs
Community Life
Legal Issues
Hunting and Trapping
Community Development
Justice
Elders
Date Range(s)1990-1999
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