Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Nowya Williams and Karen Acorn, Suicide Prevention Officer
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| Database ID | 30394 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 74 (Box 10) | |
| Date of creation | November 19, 1992 | |
| Physical description/extent | 17 pgs | |
| Number of images | 17 | |
| Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Karen Acorn, Suicide Prevention Officer, and Nowya Williams. Acorn and Williams address the issue of suicide in the region and express the belief that it is something which can often be prevented when the proper information and counselling is available for people. Williams stresses the importance of involving Elders in community counselling to help address the problem. Following the presentations the assembled Commissioners discuss the issue with the two presenters. | |
| 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, Singituq Complex, Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories. Thursday, November 19, 1992. Pgs 205-221. | |
| Place | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | No treaty Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Arctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Acorn, Karen Blakeney, Allan E., 1925- (Saskatchewan premier) Kaludjak, Paul Robinson, Viola Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Williams, Nowya | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Community Life Inuit Affairs -- Art and Culture Inuit Affairs -- Education Inuit Affairs Health -- Illness -- Mental Health Issues - Suicide Elders | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30394
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