Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by the Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories
Database ID | 31724 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 167 (Box 26) | |
Date of creation | June 17, 1993 | |
Physical description/extent | 32 pages of textual records | |
Number of images | 32 | |
Scope and content | The file contains a presentation by the Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories by Gary Bohnet, and Garth Wallbridge. President Gary Bohnet discusses health, education (including post-secondary), economic, housing, trapping, and equity of access to programs for Metis people. Garth Wallbridge discusses the Metis Nation Accord, the failure of the NWT to develop a Metis curriculum despite developing a Dene curriculum, home ownership programs, government assistance for Aboriginal people generally, and the definition of Metis people. Following the presentation Commissioners Georges Erasmus and Paul Chartrand discuss some of the issues raised 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, B.G. Sivertz Community Centre, Hay River, Northwest Territories; Thursday, June 17, 1993. Pages 244-275. | |
Place | Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 8 Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Subarctic Canada -- National | |
Names | Bohnet, Gary Chartrand, Paul, 1943- Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Lepine, Beatrice Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Wallbridge, Garth | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Government policy Metis Nation Metis -- Education Indigenous Relations Metis -- Communities Metis -- Housing Metis -- Culture and language Metis Issues Dene | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31724 |