Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Chief David KeenanhintherWed, 06/03/2009 - 23:58
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File contains a presentation by Chief David Keenan of the Teslin Tlingit Council. Keenan discusses the differences but also the commonalities in values between Aboriginal people and other Canadians. Keenan also discusses the Canadian justice system, over representation in prisons, the need for more resources toward prevention rather than corrections, initiatives his people have taken in the Yukon, and other justice related matters.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 7, no. 2, Autumn, 1991, pp. 34-48
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Comments on Native American people in the United States being the poorest of the poor, where collective unemployment exceeds 65% and are what has been called the "Third World at home".