Northern Affairs
Documents & Presentations
Description
File containing a government report on the economic condition of indigenous peoples living in the Yukon and the North West Territories
McCauley comments on Aboriginal staffing issues with the Inuvik RCMP, as well as job training and government employment generally in Northern communities. Following McCauley's comments is a general discussion between Commissioners John Holman and preceding presenter George Gillies on Inuvik hospital maintenance costs.
In response to a question by Commissioner Allan Blakeney, Gillies discusses the amount of health staff in the Mackenzie Delta area including the proportion of Aboriginal employees, and their positions. Commissioner Mary Sillett also asks a staffing question, and then preceding presenter Patricia Lowe and Allan Blakeney discuss northern community staffing issues.