Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec
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| Database ID | 31335 | |
| 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 | 176 pages of textual records | |
| Number of images | 176 | |
| Scope and content | This file contains a presentation by Matthew Coon Come, Grand Chief of the Crees of James Bay; Romeo Saganash, Deputy Grand Chief; Chief Billy Diamond; and Bill Nemagoose, Executive Director, Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec. Their presentation focuses on the proposed James Bay Phase II, consisting of two hydroelectric projects: the Great Whale River project and the Nottaway-Broadback Rupert project. The damming, flooding and construction done during the first phase of the project in the 1970s destroyed Aboriginal fishing and hunting grounds and animal migration paths. The group calls on the Commission to not allow James Bay Phase II duplicate the same environmental disaster that the first phase accomplished, and also to enshrine Aboriginal self-government as a right protected by the Canadian Constitution. 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 1060-1235. | |
| Place | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Peace & Alliance No treaty | |
| Cultural region | Northeast Canada -- National | |
| Names | Bourassa, Robert, 1933-1996 (Quebec premier) Clark, Charles Joseph 'Joe' (Prime Minister), 1939- Coon Come, Matthew Diamond, Billy (Grand Chief) James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement James Bay Hydro Project Nemagoose, Bill Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Saganash, Romeo Universal Declaration of Human Rights | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Peoples Organizations Indigenous Relations Environment Forestry Fishing Hunting and Trapping Law and Legislation -- Acts -- Indian Act Land Claims Metis Pollution Self-Determination | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31335
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