Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Louis Pilakapsi, President, Keewatin Inuit Association (Via Translator)

File contains a presentation by President Louis Pilakapsi of the Keewatin Inuit Association. He gives a presentation on a variety of issues of concern to his organization including northern transportation costs and the need for improved transportation infrastructure, suicide concerns, health issues such as a lack of running water and E coli outbreaks in some communities, welfare concerns, the desire to keep uranium mining out of the future Nunavut territory due to health concerns, and the need for a health facility for the Keewatin Region. Following the presentation Commissioner Viola Robinson thanks Pilakapsi and makes some comments as well as introducing the Commissioner for the day, Michael Kugak. Commissioner Blakeney engages Pilakapsi in a discussion on transportation issues, to which Kalukjak offers some observations as well.
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Yes
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Publication Date
1992-11-19
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University of Saskatchewan Archives, Native Law Centre fonds, Reference Library, RCAP vol. 74 (Box 10); records from Our Legacy site, http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy
First Nation, Metis, Inuit Locations
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Documents & Presentations
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