Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Tom George, Drug and Alcohol Counsellor, Stoney Creek Band

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Database ID29692
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionNative Law Centre fonds
File/Item ReferenceReference Library, RCAP vol. 45 (Box 7)
Date of creationJune 18, 1992
Physical description/extent24 pages of textual records
Number of images23
Scope and contentFile contains a presentation by Tom George focusing on the lack of funding for drug and alcohol recovery programs for Aboriginals in Canada. Lack of employment, recreation facilities, and shelter for women and children are problems George's group faces. He calls on the Commission to help secure funding for his organization. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
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 notesPart of Volume 1, Stoney Creek, British Columbia. Thursday, June 18, 1992. Pages 72-94.
PlaceHazelton, British Columbia, Canada
Treaty boundariesNo treaty
Cultural regionSubarctic
NamesErasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief)
George, Tom
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Wilson, Bertha, 1923-2007 (Justice)
SubjectGovernment commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Indigenous Peoples General
Indigenous Peoples Organizations
Indigenous Relations
Children
Health -- Issues -- Alcoholism
Health -- Issues -- Drug Abuse
Schools -- Residential
Elders
Suicide
Youth
Date Range(s)1990-1999
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