Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Michael Eshikibok
Database ID | 31412 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 142 (Box 22) | |
Date of creation | May 31, 1993 | |
Physical description/extent | 14 pages | |
Number of images | 14 | |
Scope and content | The file contains a presentation by Michael Eshikibok. Eshikibok, an Ojibwa student at Laurentian University and freelance writer for the Sudbury Star, gives a statistical overview of Aboriginal people in Canada, over-representation in Saskatchewan prisons, poverty, alcoholism, and the need to replace the Indian Act and institute self-government. Following the presentation Commissioner Dussault discusses some of the issues raised with Eshikibok. | |
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, President Hotel, Sudbury, Ontario; Monday, May 31, 1993. Pages 119-132. | |
Place | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Robinson-Huron Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Subarctic Canada -- National | |
Names | Dussault, Rene, 1939- Eshikabok, Michael Meawassige, Blanche Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Peoples General Indigenous Relations Law and Legislation -- Acts -- Indian Act Self-government Culture Community Life Issues Standard of Living Treaty Youth Ojibwa (Anishnabe) Penitentaries | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31412 |