Cartwright

File contains the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Cartwright, Labrador, on Wednesday, December 2, 1992. File contains presentations from educational officials and students as well as the Eagle River Development Association.

File contains opening remarks from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Cartwright, Labrador, on Wednesday, December 2, 1992. Commissioner Georges Erasmus discusses the Commission, its mandate, composition and goals. Commissioner Sillet ads some personal remarks and expresses her pleasure at being in Cartwright.

File contains a presentation by Dr. Ron Sparks and Winnie Montague of the Labrador Community College. Sparks discusses the College's operations for Innu, Inuit, and Metis students, and some of its programming (particularly a traditional Innu skills training program). Montague discusses barriers to Aboriginal educational advancement and makes some policy reccomendations to the Commission. Following the presentations Commissioners Sillet and Erasmus discuss cultural, educational, and policy issues with the two presenters.

File contains a presentation by seven students from the Henry Gordon Academy in Cartwright, Labrador. The presenters are as follows: Janice Clark, Sharon Bird, Fabian Green, Norman Frieda, Lee Pittman, Janet Paul, and Barbie Mesher. Commissioners Erasmus and Sillet discuss Metis identity in Labrador and educational issues with the students.

File contains a presentation by Woody Lethbridge of the Eagle River Development Association. Lethbridge discusses his concerns about the poor state of Metis-Innu relations in Labrador. Lethbridge discusses economic development concerns in the forestry industry with Commissioner Erasmus. Following this the Commissioners sum up the day's proceedings and adjourn the day's sitting.