Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Jim Penton, Metis Senator
Database ID | 31261 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 131 (Box 20) | |
Date of creation | May 25, 1993 | |
Physical description/extent | 17 pages of textual records | |
Number of images | 17 | |
Scope and content | The file contains a presentation by Jim Penton, Metis Senator. Penton discusses racism in southern Alberta, his solidarity with the Peigan people in their struggles with respect to the Oldman River dam, issues of Metis identity, decolonization, Constitutional rights, urban concerns, education concerns, justice concerns, and general Metis issues. Following the presentation Commissioner Erasmus and Jim Penton discuss the definition of Metis people. | |
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 2, Lethbridge Lodge, Lethbridge, Alberta; Monday, May 25, 1993. Pages 263-279. | |
Place | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 7 Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Plains Canada -- National | |
Names | Bastien, Leonard (Chief) Crowshoe, Reggie Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Metis Nation of Alberta Peigan Nation Penton, Jim Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Government policy Metis Metis Nation Community Life Indigenous Relations Racism and stereotypes Metis -- History Metis -- Education Indigenous Peoples General Blackfoot Confederacy - Peigan (Piikani) Peigan | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31261 |