Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Tommy Evik (Via Translator)
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| Database ID | 29302 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 25 (Box 4) | |
| Date of creation | May 28, 1992 | |
| Physical description/extent | 5 pages of textual records | |
| Number of images | 5 | |
| Scope and content | File contains an individual presentation by Tommy Evik, resident of Pangnirtung, relating to the difficulty that Inuit people have in dealing with Canadian government documents written in English. He states that the government sought to abolish Inuktitut in the past but "our parents and ourselves have hung on to our own language and we teach it to our children every day." He urges provincial and federal politicians representing Pangnirtung and area to also visit the smaller communities, not just the larger centres. | |
| 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 | Part of Volume 1, Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories; pages 149-153. | |
| Treaty boundaries | No treaty | |
| Cultural region | Arctic | |
| Names | Dussault, Rene, 1939- Evik, Tommy Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Inuit Affairs -- Language Government -- federal Government -- provincial Inuktitut | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29302
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