Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Evelyn Schrieber
Database ID | 29556 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 37 (Box 5) | |
Date of creation | June 11, 1992 | |
Physical description/extent | 7 pages of textual records | |
Number of images | 7 | |
Scope and content | File contains an individual presentation by Evelyn Schrieber expressing concern for Aboriginal homeless people. She describes the hopelessness within her family as she, as well as her two children, were homeless at various points in their lives. Schrieber states that Aboriginals are denied the right to proper psychiatric treatment, particularly those who are homeless. She calls on the Commission to provide funding for programs for mentally ill people, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal alike. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners. | |
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 | Part of Volume 1, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Thursday, June 11, 1992. Pgs 250-256. | |
Place | Whitby, Ontario, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Robinson-Huron | |
Cultural region | Northeast | |
Names | Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Robinson, Viola Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Schrieber, Evelyn | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Relations Health -- Hospitals -- Mental Health -- Illness -- Mental | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29556 |