Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by LE

 
Database ID30841
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionNative Law Centre fonds
File/Item ReferenceReference Library, RCAP vol. 109 (Box 17)
Date of creationApril 8, 1993
Physical description/extent15 pages
Number of images1
Scope and contentFile contains a presentation by LE. LE discusses the effect the High Arctic Relocation had on the Inuit elders involved. LE discusses food sources available in the relocation area, the difficulties people had procuring food without knowledge of the land, the denial of their desire to return to their original homeland, the pain of family seperations, the imposition of restrictions on wildlife harvesting in the relocation area, the abundance of wildlife in Inukjuak where the relocatees came from, and the federal governments ultimate responsibility for the effects of the program.
Restrictions on accessAccess restricted due to legal concerns.
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 notesVolume 4, Ottawa, Ontario. April 8, 1993. Pages 522-537.
PlaceOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Treaty boundariesNo treaty
Canada -- National
Cultural regionArctic
Canada -- National
NamesErasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief)
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Simon, Mary
SubjectGovernment commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Government policy
Relocation
Wildlife management
Inuit Affairs
Inuit Affairs -- Lifestyle
Health -- Issues
Community Life
Community Histories
Hunting and Trapping
Date Range(s)1990-1999
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