Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Lower Kootenay Indian Band, Historical Perspective by Wilfred Jacobs, Opening Remarks by Commissioners Dussault, Chartrand, Phillips
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File contains a presentation by Wilfred Jacobs on the historical background of the Lower Kootenay Indian Band, followed by opening remarks for the sitting of the Commission at Cranbrook, British Columbia, on November 3, 1992 by Commissioners Rene Dussault, Paul Chartrand, and Commissioner for the day Lexine Phillips. Jacobs discusses traditional territories, food sources, contact with Europeans, and the desire among his people to continue pushing for self-governance despite the recent failure of the Charlottetown Accord referendum.