Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Evelyn Ballantyne, Committee Member on Bill C-31 and Edith Young, Swampy Cree Tribal Council
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| Database ID | 31471 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 144 (Box 23) | |
| Date of creation | May 31, 1993 | |
| Physical description/extent | 29 pages | |
| Number of images | 30 | |
| Scope and content | The file contains a presentation by Evelyn Ballantyne. Ballantyne discusses Bill C-31 and its effects on the lives of Aboriginal women in Manitoba with reference to housing, discrimination, lack of consultation of women on major political decisions, and the Charlottetown Accord referendum. Edith Young discusses women's and general Aboriginal issues including loss of culture and language, violence and residential schooling, family violence, the need for financial aid, the need for healing lodges, alcoholism, and political corruption at the band level. Following the presentations Commissioner Wilson discusses some of the issues raised with the two participants, after which the days' sitting adjourned. | |
| 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 1, Army and Navy Airforce Building, Thompson, Manitoba; Monday, May 31, 1993. Pages 175-204. | |
| Place | Thompson, Manitoba, Canada The Pas, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 5 Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Apaskwak of Aboriginal Women Ballantyne, Evelyn Cree National Tribal Health Centre Indigenous Women's Collective of Manitoba Mercredi, Ovide Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Wilson, Bertha, 1923-2007 (Justice) Young, Edith | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Government policy Women Family life Band Council Family life Community Life Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Relations Men Cree Law and Legislation - Acts - Bill C-31 Charlottetown Accord | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31471
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