Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Discusses areas needing attention in order to provide services tailored to the care of Indigenous seniors in the urban context. Looks at relevant social determinants of health outcomes such as racism and discrimination, poverty, housing food security, transportation, urban and off-reserve migration, and the residential school experience.
Discusses the allocation and management of lands and resources as it affects Aboriginal peoples and as seen in the case law that deals with Aboriginal rights.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
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RCAP 110 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations incorporating the Great Law Reading and a Wampum Belt Reading.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 111 contains Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations groups concerned with education, law & justice as well as groups presenting regarding health issues. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 116 contains files from a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Nipissing First Nation Band Complex, North Bay, Ontario on Monday, May 10, 1993. This sitting of the Commission contains official and individual presentations from members of the Nipissing First Nations.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alfred Fisher
Gerald Beaucage
Bertha Wilson
Mary Sillett
Description
File contains an opening prayer and welcoming remarks from the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Nipissing First Nation Band Complex, North Bay, Ontario on Monday, May 10, 1993. Following an opening prayer by Alfred Fisher, and welcoming remarks by Nipissing's Chief Gerald Beaucage, Commissioners Bertha Wilson and Mary Sillett discuss the mandate, goals, and composition of the Commission.
RCAP 117 contains files from a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Canadore College, North Bay, Ontario on Tuesday, May 11, 1993. This sitting of the Commission contains official and individual presentations from a variety of Aboriginal organizations, followed by a round table discussion on education and youth issues.
File contains an opening prayer, welcoming remarks, and opening remarks from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Canadore College, North Bay, Ontario on Tuesday, May 11, 1993. File contains an opening prayer by Gordie Restoule, and welcoming remarks by Moderator Georgina Pelletier and Mayor of North Bay, Stan Lawlor. File also contains opening remarks by Commissioners Mary Sillett and Bertha Wilson who discuss the Commission's educational and policy roles.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 120 contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Chippewa Community Centre, Sarnia, Ontario, Monday, May 10, 1993. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations by various individuals, Aboriginal and community groups.
File contains an invocation by Elder Fred Plain and Opening Remarks by Commissioners Georges Erasmus and Paul Chartrand to commence the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Chippewa Community Centre, Sarnia, Ontario, Monday, May 10, 1993. The two Commissioners discuss the mandate, goals, and composition of the Commission. Commissioner Chartrand specifically focuses on the idea of self-government, and the different views of it the Commission has encountered in their travels to date.
File contains an opening ceremony and opening remarks for the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Radisson Hotel, Ballroom West, London, Ontario, May 11, 1993. Following an opening ceremony and an introduction by Moderator Lucille Kewayosh, Commissioners Paul Chartrand and Georges Erasmus discuss the composition, mandate, and goals of the Commission to date.
RCAP 121 contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Radisson Hotel, Ballroom West, London, Ontario, May 11, 1993. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations by various Aboriginal and community organizations. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
RCAP 122 contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Radisson Hotel, Ballroom West, London, Ontario, May 12, 1993. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations by various individuals, Aboriginal and community organizations. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
RCAP 123 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This portion includes presentations of groups concerned with veterans, the disabled and seniors, housing, child welfare and language preservation.
RCAP 124 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This portion includes presentations of individuals made at a Round Table concerned with Healing (Body, Mind and Soul); a Round Table dealing with Relationships; and a Round Table discussing the topic of Self-Sufficiency of the Aboriginal Community.
RCAP 125 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This portion includes presentations of individuals made at a round table concerned with self-government; presentations dealing with Youth; presentations discussing the topic of Aboriginal women in the Aboriginal community; as well as presentations dealing with the Orillia Fish Weirs and a separate presentation concerning the "Extinguishment of Treaty Rights."
RCAP 128 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, Ontario. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations relating to culture, economic development, forestry, friendship centres, education and health care.
RCAP 129 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, Ontario. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations relating to post-secondary education, off-reserve life, taxation and Bill C-31.
This file contains an opening prayer and opening remarks for the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the President Hotel, Sudbury, Ontario, on Monday, May 31, 1993. Moderator Blanche Meawassige welcomes the participants, discusses translation services available, and the session's format. Sudbury City Counsellor Maurice Lamoreux welcomes the participants on behalf of the City and Region. Commissioners Rene Dussault and Mary Sillett discuss the work of the Commission to date, as well as its' composition, mandate, and goals.
RCAP 142 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the President Hotel, Sudbury, Ontario, on Monday, May 31, 1993. The file contains a variety of presentations by community Elders.
The file contains an open forum presentation by Art Solomon. Solomon discusses his views on residential schools, colonialism, the role of Aboriginal societies as teachers, the imposition of patriarchy by Churches, and the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
The file contains an open forum presentation by Carol Hopkins. Hopkins, an Anishnabeh woman, discusses adoption issues, jurisdiction over children, and related issues.
The file contains an open forum presentation by Francois Boudreau. Boudreau discusses his personal view of Aboriginal issues in Canada as a non-Aboriginal person touching on topics such as treaties, colonization, self-government, and self-sufficiency.
The file contains an open forum presentation by Physllis Kinoshameg. Kinoshameg, a member of the Wikwemikong First Nation and a provincial civil servant in Ontario, discusses public and private sector Aboriginal employment equity issues. Following the presentation Commissioner Dussault discusses some of the issues raised with Kinoshameg.
The file contains an open forum presentation by Ron-Wayne Hoekstiza. Hoekstiza, an Ojibwa man who was removed as a youth from his family by social services and raised by a Dutch couple in Europe, discusses his personal struggles to reclaim his identity, his views on the Royal Commission, and his views on Aboriginal peoples. Following the presentation Commissioner Sillett thanks Hoekstiza for his comments and discusses the situation in northern Labrador and Davis Inlet which he referenced, and where she is originally from.
The file contains an open forum presentation by Stephen Hall. Hall discusses his personal views on education, the James Bay Agreement, and cross-cultural adoption.
The file contains opening remarks and an opening prayer for the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the President Hotel, Sudbury, Ontario, on Tuesday, June 1, 1993. Following the prayer, Moderator Blanche Meawassige discusses the format, available translation services, welcomes the participants, and introduces the first presenter.
RCAP 143 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the President Hotel, Sudbury, Ontario, on Tuesday, June 1, 1993. The file contains a variety of presentations by individuals and an open discussion forum.
RCAP 138 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Westbury Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. Subjects discussed include the arts, education, legal issues, economic development and employment.
RCAP 147 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Westbury Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. Subjects discussed include business and economic development, hunting and trapping, employment, education, child abuse, and churches and corporate responsibility.
RCAP 148 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Westbury Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. Subjects discussed include community policing, substance abuse, Metis and Non-Status rights, the arts, the environment. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
RCAP 155 contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Citadel Inn in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, June 7, 1993. The file contains presentations by a variety of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis organizations. Presentations can be viewed individually on this site.
The file contains a general discussion of participants on suicide issues. Chairperson Maggie Hodgson facilitates a discussion between previous presenters and attendees Roda Grey, Diana Delorme, Sharon Jinkerson, Arnold Cheechoo, Adamie Sallualuk, and Caroline Ennis. Grey and Jinkerson's presentations are available for viewing elsewhere on this site. Issues discussed include language accessibility of suicide prevention services, assistance for non-status people, physical and sexual abuse, adoptive and foster parenting issues, and counsellor burnout.
The file contains opening remarks by Joey Hamelin, Metis National Council. Hamelin thanks the Commission for inviting the Council to participate, and discusses the seriousness of the suicide problem in Canadian Aboriginal communities.
The file contains opening remarks by Jane Gottfriedson, Native Women's Association of Canada. Gottfriedson discusses the importance of the suicide issue in Aboriginal communities nationally, and expresses her enthusiasm for the day's sitting and workshops.
The file contains opening remarks by Roda Grey, Inuit Tapirisat of Canada. Grey, who works for Pauktuuit Inuit as the health coordinator, delivers opening remarks thanking the Commission for inviting her organization and discussing the importance of addressing the suicide issue to Inuit communities.
RCAP 156 contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Citadel Inn in Ottawa, Ontario, on Tuesday, June 8, 1993. The file contains comments or recommendations by representatives of Aboriginal groups.
RCAP 176 contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario. The format is two informal round table discussions on education. Preceding the discussions are two presentations focusing on the topic.
RCAP 177 contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario. The format is three informal round table discussions on language and culture; remote northern education system; and the Metis and other Aboriginal perspectives in urban settings on education. Preceding each of the round table discussions are presentations focusing on the topic in question. The presentations and discussions can be viewed individually on this site.
RCAP 178 contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario. The format is an informal round table discussion on the topic of "Education as a Tool for Self-sufficiency." Preceding the discussion are two presentations focusing on a Discussion Paper of the topic and a presentation of a Model of an Aboriginal Education Initiative for the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.
This file contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario. These are closing remarks made by Ruth Norton and George Erasmus.
The file contains closing remarks and a closing prayer for the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the President Hotel, Sudbury, Ontario, on Tuesday, June 1, 1993. Commissioners Dussault and Sillett discuss their thoughts on the day's proceedings, the challenges they face, and the plans of the Commission for the future. They also thank the participants, after which is a closing prayer which concludes the day's sitting of the Commission.