Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Allison Ballantyne, Kiknahk Friendship Centre
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Alma Brooks
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Alphonse Janvier
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Alwyn Morris, President, Alwyn Morris Educational Athletic Foundation
Historical note:
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Amos Key, Post-secondary Interim Board, Six Nations of the Grand River
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Andre Maltais, Associate General Secretary, Secretariat aux Affaires autochtones, Governement du Quebec
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Andrew Kirkness, Indian Council, First Nations of Manitoba, Glen McIvor, President, Wabowden Treaty Council
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Andrew Orkin
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by April Waditaka, Student, Carlton High School, Prince Albert
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Arctic Exiles Markoosie Patsauq, Andrew Iquak, Anna Nungak, Patsauq Iqaluk, Samwillie Elijassialuk
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Armand Brousseau and Pierre Desnoyers
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Armand Couture, Robert Brunet, Andre Laporte and Mr. Marguillier, Hydro-Quebec
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Art Miki
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Art Petahtegoose
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Athelstan Burrows, Commissioner, Chateauguay Valley Protestant School Board and David Daoust, Executive Director, Quebec Association of Protestant School Boards
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Baptiste Cazon
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Barrier Lake Algonquins, Special Representative Clifford Lincoln
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Barry Kennedy
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Barry Ravenhill, Mayor, Watson Lake
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Ben Andrews
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Bent G. Sivertz Former Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Bernard Gordon
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Betty Collicott, Mayor of Fort McMurray
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Big Trout Lake
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Billy Day, Inuvialuit Communications Society
Vice-President of the organization discusses his organization's role providing information and entertainment to the Inuvialuit (Inuit) of the Western Arctic; the importance of media and communications; their newspaper and television operations; revitalizing the Inuit language and culture via media; the cultural effects of southern mass media on the Inuit; funding, equipment, and staffing concerns; and a recommendation to the Commission that Aboriginal peoples get the same resources and consideration for their broadcasters as French and English Canadians do.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by BillyJo De La Ronde, Labour Canada
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Bishop Sjoberg, Dr. Kuhn and Cathy Dorland, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Bonita Chlow, Ingamo Hall Friendship Centre
Presenter discusses the need for: literacy programs in the community, hands-on practically oriented education programs, low-level educational and life skills training, alcoholism counselling services, detox centre; problems with increasingly limited hospital facilities and a lack of psychiatric facilities; the need for a local victim assistance service organization in the community; as well as financial and staffing concerns at the Friendship Centre itself. Following the presentation Jimmy Omilgoituk comments on related education matters in the community.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Boyce Richardson, Author
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Brenda Bernhardt-Mcnabb, NWT Council of Friendship Centres, Chairperson
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Brenda Gedeon Miller, Listuguj Mi'kmaq First Nation Government
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Brenda Mary Jones, Cathy Sewell, Marty Landry and Alan Telford, Aboriginal Student Council, University of Alberta
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Brian Ratt
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Bridget Elliott, Martha Mackenzie
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Bud Neville
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Buddy Napoleon
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Camille Bote, President and Daniele Pion, Quebec Representative, National Steering Committee, Law Students Constitutional Conferences in Canada
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Carol Croxon
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Cathy LaValley
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Cece McAuley and Closing Remarks
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.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Celeste McKay and Joyce Courchene, Indigenous Womens Collective
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Charlotte Hazel, Alenda Dejarlais-Louish, Native Council of Nova Scotia
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Charlotte Wolfrey and Toby Andersen
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Cheryl Lynn Hagan-Deschamps, Tawaak Housing Association
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Chief Agnes McCoy, St. Mary's Indian Band
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Chief Agnes Snow, Canoe Creek Indian Band
Presentation focusing on residential schools and government policy. Snow states that because the federal government wanted to assimilate Aboriginal peoples, they have lost their languages, traditions and values. Family violence, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, unemployment and poor physical and mental health are problematic on her First Nation, and she calls on the Commission to ensure that her First Nation continues to receive government funding to combat these social problems. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.