Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Nipissing Metis and Non-Status Indians (O.M.A.A. North Bay Chapter)

File contains a presentation by John Novak of the North Bay Chapter of the Ontario Metis Aboriginal Association (which represents Metis and Non-Status people). Novak discusses the difficulty for his people in obtaining resources, their difference from Status Indian people, a lack of educational assistance, a request for "some kind of structure that we would be able to get our own funding," the desire for a land base, economic concerns, hunting and fishing rights, racism and discrimination concerns, the problem sustaining the organization's locals, and housing concerns. Following the presentation Commissioners Wilson and Sillett discuss some of the issues raised with Novak.