Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Billy Day, Inuvialuit Communications Society
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| Database ID | 31851 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 6 (Box 1) | |
| Date of creation | May 6, 1992 | |
| Physical description/extent | 8 pgs | |
| Number of images | 8 | |
| Scope and content | The file contains a presentation by Billy Day of the Inuvialuit Communications Society. Day, Vice-President of the organization, discusses his organization's role providing information and entertainment to the Inuvialuit (Inuit) of the Western Arctic; the importance of media and communications; their newspaper and television operations; revitalizing the Inuit language and culture via media; the cultural effects of southern mass media on the Inuit; funding, equipment, and staffing concerns; and a reccomendation to the Commission that Aboriginal peoples get the same resources and consideration for their broadcasters as French and English Canadians do. Day then introduces the next presenter from his organization, Mary Jane Adamson. | |
| 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, Family Hall, Inuvik, Northwest Territories; Wednesday, May 6, 1992. Pages 110-117. | |
| Place | Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | No treaty Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Arctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Adamson, Mary Jane Hill, Dick Inuvialuit Communications Society Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Government policy Inuit Affairs Inuit Affairs -- Lifestyle Inuit Affairs -- Art and Culture Inuit Affairs -- Language Inuit Affairs -- Rights Community Life Community Histories Indigenous Relations Media Inuvialuit (Inuit) | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 1970-1979 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31851
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