Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation on behalf of the Keewatin Regional Health Board by Bette Palfrey
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| Database ID | 30383 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 74 (Box 10) | |
| Date of creation | November 19, 1992 | |
| Physical description/extent | 29 pgs | |
| Number of images | 29 | |
| Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Elizabeth Palfrey of the Keewatin Regional Health Board. Palfrey introduces herself as a Southern Aboriginal woman who has relocated to the North. Palfrey's presentation is intended to give "a snapshot picture of the health status of Inuit residents of the Nunavut region of the NWT. We [KRHB] hope this picture will allow you to take a different point of view into thinking about Aboriginal people, their health status and how it touches all areas of concern." Palfrey discusses the demographic composition of the health region which comprises eight communities. She discusses the governmental structure behind health care, and the transportation system involved with delivering it. She also compares Northern Inuit communities to southern Reserve communities, underlining the interelation between economics and health. She discusses the interelation of health with education, housing, and social service issues. Also discussed are clean water and mental health issues, and the need for a culturally relevant approach to health care in the North. Following the presentation Palfrey takes the assembled Commissioners questions and discusses some of the issues raised with them. | |
| 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, Singituq Complex, Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories. Thursday, November 19, 1992. Pgs 77-105. | |
| Place | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | No treaty Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Arctic Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Blakeney, Allan E., 1925- (Saskatchewan premier) Kaludjak, Paul Keewatin Regional Health Board Kugak, Michael Palfrey, Elizabeth Robinson, Viola Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Inuit Affairs -- Lifestyle Inuit Affairs -- Art and Culture Inuit Affairs Health Health -- Illness -- Mental Health -- Illness -- Disease Health -- Issues Health -- Hospitals Indigenous Peoples General | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30383
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