Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by DP

 
Database ID30808
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionNative Law Centre fonds
File/Item ReferenceReference Library, RCAP vol. 108 (Box 17)
Date of creationApril 7, 1993
Physical description/extent15 pages
Number of images1
Scope and contentFile contains a presentation by DP. DP describes how she and her sister wer sent from Inukjuak, Quebec to Churchill for tuberculosis treatment in a government hospital. DP describes how her parents were part of the High Arctic Relocation, and despite her protestations the government shipped her back to Inukjuak while her parents were settled in the High Arctic. Eventually she made her way to the High Arctic and was reunited with her family who did not even recognize her upon arrival due to the amount of time which had passed.
Restrictions on accessAccess restricted due to legal concerns.
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 3, Ottawa, Ontario. April 7, 1993. Pages 343-355.
PlaceOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Treaty boundariesNo treaty
Canada -- National
Cultural regionArctic
Canada -- National
NamesRoyal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Simon, Mary
SubjectGovernment commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Relocation
Government policy
Inuit Affairs -- Youth
Inuit Affairs
Health -- Illness -- Disease
Health -- Hospitals
Health -- Issues
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Family life
Date Range(s)1990-1999
1950-1959
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