National Conference on Indian and Northern Education Saskatoon 1967
Theme of the Conference was "We Listen, They Speak" and featured speakers were Inuit, First Nations and Metis.
Theme of the Conference was "We Listen, They Speak" and featured speakers were Inuit, First Nations and Metis.
Primary topic is negotiations between the British government and the Hudson's Bay Company for the cession of of the Company's rights back to the Crown and the Government of Canada's desire to annex the lands granted in the Charter of the Company.
Source: Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, 8th Parl, 4th Sess, 1865 at 44-57.
Speakers discuss how the Act has defined the government's and Crown's relationship with First Nations peoples; how it has impeded development of communities; and how fundamental changes are needed to give First Nations' control over governance and the ability to develop mechanisms to improve access to capital.
Duration: 1:09:15.