Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by George Behn, Grand Chief
Database ID | 30364 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 72 (Box 10) | |
Date of creation | November 19, 1992 | |
Physical description/extent | 15 pgs | |
Number of images | 15 | |
Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Grand Chief George Behn, Fort Nelson First Nation. Behn relays the history of his people from the time they signed Treaty 8 until the present. Behn discusses problems with the government and resource companies, and the settlement which his First Nation made for oil royalty revenue. Following the presentation Commissioner Erasmus discusses resource use and pollution issues with Behn. | |
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, Pioneer Inn, Fort St John, British Columbia. Thursday, November 19, 1992. pgs 166-180. | |
Place | Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 8 Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Subarctic Canada -- National | |
Names | Behn, George (Grand Chief) Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Fort Nelson First Nation Good, Michelle Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Sillett, Mary | |
Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Treaty -- Treaty 8 Natural Resources Government policy Indigenous Relations Chiefs Community Histories Hunting and Trapping Education Environment Slavey (Slave) Cree | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30364 |