Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 132: Opening Prayer, Drum Ceremony, Opening comments by Moderator John Stiffarm

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Database ID	31276
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/Collection	Native Law Centre fonds
File/Item Reference	Reference Library, RCAP vol. 132 (Box 20)
Date of creation	May 25, 1993
Physical description/extent	6 pgs
Number of images	6
Scope and content	The file contains an opening prayer, drum ceremony, and opening comments by Moderator John Stiffarm for the Youth Circle sitting held by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Tuesday, May 25, 1993, at the Lethbridge Lodge, Ballroom A, Lethbridge, Alberta. Following a sweetgrass ceremony, opening prayer, and drum ceremony, Moderator John Stiffarm discusses the significance of the ceremony and the circle hearing, as well as its' format. Commissioner Georges Erasmus also makes some brief remarks on the sitting's format.
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: Youth Circle, Lethbridge Lodge, Lethbridge, Alberta; Monday, May 25, 1993. Pages 1-6.
Place	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Treaty boundaries	Treaty 7 Canada -- National
Cultural region	Plains Canada -- National
Names	Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Stiffarm, John
Subject	Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Culture -- Spirituality Culture Government policy Health -- Issues -- Alcoholism Health -- Issues -- Drug Abuse Community Life Community Development Blackfoot Confederacy Youth
Date Range(s)	1990-1999
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31276