Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by the Abitibiwinni Band (Pikogan) Chief Harry McDougal and Edward Kistabish

Alternate Title

Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions

File contains a presentation by the Abitibiwinni Band (Pikogan), Chief Harry McDougal and Edward Kistabish. The Band representatives discuss their land claim, and their unique position as the only Algonquin band in the area who are signatories to Treaty 9. In addition to this they discuss how some members of their communities are subject to the James Bay agreement, which makes for a complex legal situation for their people. Following the presentation the two presenters discuss some of these issues with the assembled Commissioners.

Author/Creator

Harry McDougal

Edward Kistabish

Contributor/Editor

Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Open Access

Yes

Primary Source

Yes

Publisher

[Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Privy Council Office]

Publication Date

1992-11-30

Credit

University of Saskatchewan Archives, Native Law Centre fonds, Reference Library, RCAP vol. 81 (Box 12); records from Our Legacy site, http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy

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