Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Simeon Tshakapesh, Youth Council and Tribal Police

File contains a presentation by Simeon Tshakapesh, Youth Council and Tribal Police. Tshakapesh discusses the lack of control Innu youth feel over their own lives as the root of many of the serious social problems plaguing Davis Inlet. Tshakapesh stresses the need for community based education, treatment programs, and support groups. He discusses the rights of youth, need for recreational facilities, relocation to a new and better village site, funding, community policing, language and culture issues. Following the presentation Tshakapesh discusses some of the issues raised with Commissioners Erasmus and Sillet.
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Publication Date
1992-12-01
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University of Saskatchewan Archives, Native Law Centre fonds, Reference Library, RCAP vol. 83 (Box 12); records from Our Legacy site, http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy
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Documents & Presentations
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