Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Chief Calvin McArthur Chief of Pheasant Rump Nakoda Band, Dakota Nation Chiefs
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| Database ID | 29235 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 21 (Box 2) | |
| Date of creation | 1992 | |
| Physical description/extent | 9 pgs | |
| Number of images | 10 | |
| Scope and content | File contains a presentation by Chief Calvin McArthur of the Pheasant Rump Nakoda Band. McArthur is also a representative of the Dakota Nation Chiefs. McArthur explains his view that the Treaties are nation to nation agreements, and relates how his own band signed an adhesion to Treaty No. 4 in 1876. McArthur relates how his Nakoda people were defrauded of their reserve land and forced to amalgamate with the Cree and Saulteaux White Bear Band, but after taking legal action in the 1970s managed to regain their lost acreage and achieve compensation. McArthur discusses issues his people face with the 49th parallel and the impedement of movememnt across traditional Dakota territory. McArthur discusses his views of self-government, economic development (particularly with regard to resource extraction), education, and the Canadian Constitution. McArthur also states "there are five Bands of the Dakota, Nakoda, and Lakota in Saskatchewan and there are some in Manitoba and some in Alberta and some in the States. We wish to make treaties with these other nations and we will." | |
| 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, Wappeton Communiplex, Wahpeton Indian Reserve, Wahpeton, Saskatchewan; pages 209-217. | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 Canada -- National International | |
| Cultural region | Plains Canada -- National International | |
| Names | Dakota Nation Chiefs Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) McArthur, Calvin (Chief) Pheasant Rump First Nation Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Indigenous Relations Indigenous Peoples General Chiefs Band Treaty Treaty -- Treaty 4 Community Histories Government policy International relations Nakoda (Stoney) Dakota (Sioux) Lakota (Sioux) Cree Saulteaux | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29235
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