Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Opening Remarks by Gary Swite, Westgate Indian Band

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Database ID31659
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionNative Law Centre fonds
File/Item ReferenceReference Library, RCAP vol. 165 (Box 26)
Date of creationJune 16, 1993
Physical description/extent4 pages of textual records
Number of images4
Scope and contentThe file contains an opening prayer and opening remarks from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Lodge Hotel, Kelowna, British Columbia. Following an opening prayer by Elder Dave Parker of the Okanagan Reserve, Councillor Gary Swite of the Westbank Indian Band welcomes the day's participants and discusses the need for self-determination and self-governance for the Okanagan people.
Other terms governing use and reproductionRoyal 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.
TypePublished
Primary MediaTextual documents
Provenance Access PointUniversity of Saskatchewan. Native Law Centre
Other notesVolume 1, The Lodge Hotel, Kelowna, British Columbia; Wednesday, June 16, 1993. Pages 1-4.
PlaceKelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Treaty boundariesNo treaty
Canada -- National
Cultural regionPlateau
Canada -- National
NamesParker, Dave
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Swite, Gary
Watts, Mike
Westbank Indian Band
SubjectGovernment commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Government policy
Community Life
Community Histories
Rights
Self-government
Okanagan (Syilx)
Date Range(s)1990-1999
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