Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Dominic Eshkakogan

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Database ID	31401
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/Collection	Native Law Centre fonds
File/Item Reference	Reference Library, RCAP vol. 142 (Box 22)
Date of creation	May 31, 1993
Physical description/extent	10 pages
Number of images	10
Scope and content	The file contains a presentation by Dominic Eshkakogan. Eshkakogan, an Elder from the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, discusses the legacy of residential schools, the need for spiritual healing, the impact of diabetes on Aboriginal people, language issues, problems getting funding to community level programs. Eshkakogan references the personal impact these issues have had on him as a First Nations politician, residential school survivor, and someone dying of diabetes related illnesses.
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, President Hotel, Sudbury, Ontario; Monday, May 31, 1993. Pages 18-27.
Place	Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Treaty boundaries	Robinson-Huron Canada -- National
Cultural region	Subarctic Canada -- National
Names	Eshkakogan, Dominic Meawassige, Blanche Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation
Subject	Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Government policy Health -- Illness -- Disease Health -- Issues Health -- Hospitals Culture -- Language Culture -- Spirituality Band Councilors Schools -- Residential Indigenous Peoples General Elders Ojibwa (Anishnabe)
Date Range(s)	1990-1999
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31401