Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by JA

 
Database ID30753
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionNative Law Centre fonds
File/Item ReferenceReference Library, RCAP vol. 107 (Box 17)
Date of creationApril 6, 1993
Physical description/extent5 pgs
Number of images1
Scope and contentFile contains a presentation by JA. JA discusses life at Resolute Bay during the first ten years of the High Arctic Relocation. JA discusses the hardships caused by isolation, abuse by RCMP officers, scrounging at the dump for food, illness, and the seperation of family members. JA also discusses a lack of access to education in the community.
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 2, Ottawa, Ontario. April 6, 1993. Pages 198-202.
PlaceOttawa, Ontario, 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
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Inuit Affairs -- Lifestyle
Inuit Affairs
Inuit Affairs -- Youth
Inuit Affairs -- Rights
Health -- Illness
Health -- Illness -- Starvation
Community Histories
Community Life
Date Range(s)1990-1999
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