Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentations by SA and JA
| Database ID | 30804 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 108 (Box 17) | |
| Date of creation | April 7, 1993 | |
| Physical description/extent | 6 pages | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | File contains a presentations by SA and JA on their experiences during the High Arctic Relocation of the 1950s. SA discusses how tuberculosis spread through the community of relocatees at Resolute Bay, and alleges the government was indifferent to the health needs of the people. JA also states that his two sisters died due to a lack of health assistance provided by the government who relocated the people, and claims that he had to help in the delivery of a baby as a young man with no medical training or outside assistance. After questioning from the facilitator, previous presenter MP states that people at Grise Fiord did not face the same kinds of medical hardships due to different conditions and a lack of disease in the population. | |
| Restrictions on access | Access restricted due to legal concerns. | |
| 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 3, Ottawa, Ontario. April 7, 1993. Pages 328-334. | |
| Place | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | No treaty Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Arctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Simon, Mary | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Health -- Issues Health -- Illness -- Disease Health Government policy Relocation Inuit Affairs Inuit Affairs -- Lifestyle Inuit Affairs -- Youth Community Histories | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 1950-1959 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30804
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