Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 60: Opening Prayer, Raymond Abraham and St. Mary's Indian Band, Historical Perspective, Denise Birdstone

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Database ID30021
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionNative Law Centre fonds
File/Item ReferenceReference Library, RCAP vol. 60 (Box 9)
Date of creationNovember 3, 1992
Physical description/extent7 pgs
Number of images7
Scope and contentFile contains an opening prayer for the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples on November 3, 1992 in Cranbrook, British Columbia, by Raymond Abraham, followed by a presentation on the history of the St. Mary's Indian Band by Denise Birdstone. Birdstone discusses the history of the Ktunaxa people who at the time of the Commission comprised five bands in the Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Tribal Council including St. Mary's, Columbia Lake, Shuswap, Lower Kootenay, and Tobacco Plains.
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, Cranbrook, British Columbia, West Ballroom, Inn of the South; Tuesday, November 3, 1992. Pages 1-7.
PlaceCranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Treaty boundariesNo treaty
Canada -- National
International
Cultural regionPlateau
Canada -- National
International
NamesAbraham, Raymond
Birdstone, Denise
Columbia Lake Indian Band
Lower Kooteny Indian Band
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Shuswap Indian Band
St. Mary's Indian Band (British Columbia)
Tobacco Plains Indian Band
SubjectGovernment commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Community Histories
Indigenous Peoples General
Indigenous Peoples Organizations
Indigenous Relations
Reserves
Reserves
Ktunaxa (Kootenai/Kutenai)
Date Range(s)1990-1999
1776-1799
1840-1859
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