Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by LA
| Database ID | 30817 | |
| 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 | 19 pages | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | File contains a presentation by LA. LA claims that the RCMP tricked her father into moving the family north during the High Arctic Relocation with promises of abundant game and good living conditions. LA discusses how the relocation adversley effected her fathers physical and mental health, how he had no access to treatment for his liver ailment as he would have in the south, how she missed out on completing her education due to the move, how her families health suffered from being forced to resort to eating garbage at the dump, and various other traumatic effects of the program. | |
| 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 393-412. | |
| 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 Government policy Relocation Royal Canadian Mounted Police Law Enforcement -- Treatment Health -- Illness -- Disease Health -- Illness -- Mental Health -- Illness -- Starvation Inuit Affairs Inuit Affairs -- Lifestyle | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30817
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