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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 168: Special Consultation via telephone between Nick Schultz and Ross Gibson, Ottawa, Ontario
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 171: Special Consultation via telephone between Nick Schultz and Wilfred Doucette, Ottawa, Ontario
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 172: Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 174: Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Gregory Andrew and Mary Andrew
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Lucassie Echalook
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Opening Prayer and Opening Remarks
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Andrew Boase, Hopedale RCMP
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Armand Brousseau and Pierre Desnoyers
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Bob Pilot
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 Dan Soberman
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by George Gillies, Inuvik Regional Hospital
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.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Gerrard Kenney
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Henry Broomfield
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Jaypeetie Akpallaluk, Mayor, Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Kevin McCormick, Inuik Fisheries
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Magnus Gunther
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Mary Jane Adamson and Billy Day, Inuvialuit Communications Society
Adamson discusses the importance of Aboriginal broadcasting to not only Aboriginal but non-Aboriginal Canadians as an educational and cross-cultural understanding tool; language and educational issues; and job training in broadcasting. Billy Day comments on trapping in Inuvik; the impact of the animal rights movement on the trapping economy; land claims and conservation; relations with the RCMP; as well as education and the impact of residential schooling in the North on Aboriginal languages. Following the presentation the assembled Commissioners discuss some of the issues raised.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Reuben Ploughman
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Ross Gibson
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Ruth Flowers, Makkovik Women's Group
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Shelagh Grant
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation on behalf of the Inuvik Community Corporation, Pauline Gordon and Glenna Hansen
Vice-Chairman of Corporation discusses racism in Canada and its' impact on Aboriginal peoples, a lack of recognition of Aboriginal organizations as legitimate governing bodies and a suggestion to the Commission to "replace the system as it stands now and replace it with one that gives equal stature and governing powers to all." Chairman Hansen then presents on Aboriginal languages, the education system in the Northwest Territories, unequal treatment afforded French, problems facing Aboriginal professionals; and double standards in policing and justice systems.