Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by MicMac Native Friendship Centre, Marie Francis, Crisis Intervention Officer
Database ID | 30907 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 62 (Box 9) | |
Date of creation | November 4, 1992 | |
Physical description/extent | 7 pgs | |
Number of images | 8 | |
Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Crisis Intervention Officer Marie Francis of the Micmac Native Friendship Centre (Halifax, NS). Francis discusses the financial difficulties faced by the Status Indian population in Canada who lives off reserve, and states that Bands often do not live up to their fiduciary obligations to off-reserve people. Francis protests that often it is those who are trying to attain a higher education who endure the most hardship due to this practice, and states that "the regulations concerning eligibility of on- and off- reserve Indians must be re-examined and new legislation must be established." Following the presentation Commissioners Erasmus and Robinson discuss some of the issues raised with Francis. | |
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, Mic Mac Native Friendship Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Wednesday, November 4, 1992. Pages 147-154. | |
Place | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Peace & Friendship Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Northeast Canada -- National | |
Names | Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Francis, Marie MicMac Native Friendship Centre Robinson, Viola Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Government policy Urban Life Assistance Education Education -- Policy Band Law and Legislation Reserves Micmac [Mi'kmaq] | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30907 |