Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Josie Oltrop, Vicki English-Currie and Gerri Manyfingers, Calgary Native Women's Shelter

This file contains a presentation by Josie Oltrop, Vicki English-Currie and Gerri Manyfingers focusing on Aboriginal women's issues. The presenters begin with a brief historical perspective on Aboriginal women in society and then discuss the social system "which has determined the lives of all Native women." They state that 75% of all of Alberta's formally educated Aboriginal population are women showing that they are "healing themselves from past incidents and turning to education."