Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Clarence Apsassin, Blueberry River Reserve
Database ID | 30372 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 73 (Box 10) | |
Date of creation | November 20, 1992 | |
Physical description/extent | 9 pgs | |
Number of images | 9 | |
Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Clarence Apsassin, Blueberry River Reserve. Apsassin relates a brief history of Aboriginal people in North America from before 1492 down to the present day. Following this he discusses some of the history of Treaty 8 people, and his own work with various Aboriginal organizations. Apsassin makes a series of recommendations that Aboriginal governments be given more jurisdiction over their own affairs, and control over their own land and resources. | |
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, Pioneer Inn, Fort St John, British Columbia. Friday, November 20, 1992. Pgs 277-285. | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 8 Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Subarctic Canada -- National | |
Names | Apsassin, Clarence Blueberry River First Nation Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Good, Michelle Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Sillett, Mary | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Community Histories Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Peoples Organizations Indigenous Relations Government policy Environment Native-Newcomer relations Natural Resources Dunneza (Beaver) Cree Slavey (Slave) | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30372 |