File contains 2 negatives of a guest speaker and two other unidentified inviduals at a meeting of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (presumably in Prince Albert, SK) on October 28, 1969.
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
This speech discusses the Aboriginal reaction to the Federal government's 'White Paper', released in June 1969. Chretien stresses that Canadian society "must break down the barriers of misunderstanding and discrimination" for Aboriginal people to be accepted in Canadian society.
Report of the Saskatchewan Government Private Sector Committee indicating a need for more self-employment programs for Indian and Metis people. Interprovincial Steel and Pipe Corporation Limited (IPSCO) in Regina, SK, proposes a industrial operation with ownership and control in Indian and Metis hands to prepare and process scrap for IPSCO.