Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Stephen Sunnipas

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Database ID28783
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionNative Law Centre fonds
File/Item ReferenceReference Library, RCAP vol. 7 (Box 1)
Date of creationMay 6, 1992
Physical description/extent6 pgs
Number of images6
Scope and contentFile contains a presentation by Stephen Sunnipas, of Eskasoni First Nation. Sunnipas discusses residential school experiences, his people's history, and a plea to the Commission to save a Micmac sacred site at Glooscap's Mountain, which has been threatened by development.
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.
TypeArchival
Primary MediaTextual documents
Provenance Access PointUniversity of Saskatchewan. Native Law Centre
Other notesPart of Box 1 Transcripts, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Eskasoni, Prince Edward Island. Wednesday, May 6, 1992. Volume 1. pgs 217-222.
Treaty boundariesPeace & Friendship
Canada -- National
Cultural regionNortheast
Canada -- National
NamesBernard Jr., Charles Joseph
Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief)
Micmac Grand Council
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
SubjectGovernment commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Indigenous Relations
Sacred sites
Indigenous Peoples General
Micmac
Date Range(s)1990-1999
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