Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Lionel Whiteduck, Director, Health and Social Services, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Council

File contains a presentation by Lionel Whiteduck, Director, Health and Social Services, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Council. Whiteduck discusses his personal experiences with health delivery across the country, gives a brief historical background to health delivery in traditional society, discusses the need to integrate traditional ideas with modern technologies, discusses some of the social and health issues facing Aboriginal communities such as high suicide rates, the importance of self esteem, funding and juridisdicitonal concerns. Following the presentation Commissioners Dussault and Blakeney discuss some of the issues raised with Whiteduck.