Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 143 Open Forum: Presentation by Ron-Wayne Hoekstiza
Database ID | 31445 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 143 (Box 22) | |
Date of creation | June 1, 1993 | |
Physical description/extent | 14 pages | |
Number of images | 14 | |
Scope and content | The file contains an open forum presentation by Ron-Wayne Hoekstiza. Hoekstiza, an Ojibwa man who was removed as a youth from his family by social services and raised by a Dutch couple in Europe, discusses his personal struggles to reclaim his identity, his views on the Royal Commission, and his views on Aboriginal peoples. Following the presentation Commissioner Sillett thanks Hoekstiza for his comments and discusses the situation in northern Labrador and Davis Inlet which he referenced, and where she is originally from. | |
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, President Hotel, Sudbury, Ontario; Tuesday, June 1, 1993. Pages 391-404. | |
Place | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Robinson-Huron No treaty Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Subarctic Canada -- National International | |
Names | Hoekstiza, Ron-Wayne Meawassige, Blanche Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Sillett, Mary | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Government policy Health -- Issues -- Alcoholism Health -- Issues Indigenous Relations Indigenous Peoples General Men Children Family life Community Life Ojibwa (Anishnabe) Innu Inuit | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31445 |