RCAP 58 contains files from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Park Plaza Hotel, in Toronto, Ontario. This sitting of the Commission contains presentations relating to a variety of issues including midwifery, housing, justice, and child and family services. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
File contains a special consultation sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, on Monday, December 7, 1992. File contains two Women's round table sessions, the first on education, training and employment, health, housing, and economic development. The second (beginning on page 102) is on issues of governance, justice, and family violence. Moderator Linda Todd facilitates the discussion during the first round table, while moderator Ethyl facilitates the second.
File contains a special consultation sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, on Thursday, December 10, 1992. File contains presentations made during a round table session on the topic of Aboriginal education. The participants are students of St. Patrick's High School. Commissioners Georges Erasmus and Bertha Wilson were in attendance.
File contains a presentation by Keith Milne focusing on self-government in relation to social concerns and social service. He suggests that the Commission hold a hearing in the Thunder Bay Shelter House to hear directly the concerns of those persons requiring the Shelter House's services. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
File contains a presentation by Marvin Sampson focusing on the social problems caused by residential schools, forms of abuse, and alcohol and drug abuse. Sampson states the programs in place in his community are under-funded and under-staffed, resulting in broken families and individuals. He states that self-government is ineffective if Aboriginal people are unable to recover from negative events in their past. Following the presentation is a brief question-and-answer session with Georges Erasmus, Co-Chair.
File contains a presentation by Mavis Henry, social worker for the [Pauquachin] Band. Her presentation illustrates the need for better housing, mental health services and increased personal safety on First Nations. Henry states to the Commissioners that without basic security in one's own home, children grow up "victimized as there is no support from the local community or from the justice system." She hopes the Commission will ensure that "our people become powerful, healthy and strong again."
File contains a presentation by Pat Harper, representative of Metis Women of Manitoba. The topics she covers include representation, housing, education and training, economic development, family services and culture. Following this is a discussion between Harper and the Commissioners on the topics covered.
This file contains a presentation by Tony Andersen beginning with the history of the Torngat Regional Housing Association. Single parents and elders are particularly affected by the poor quality and lack of proper housing and Andersen calls on the Commission to help address the housing problem for Inuit people in Labrador. A question-and-answer period with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
File contains a presentation made by Edna Daigneault and Sharon Yole on Métis women's issues and the Métis society in general. Also contained are comments and questions from the assembled Commissioners and those of the Commissioner-of-the-Day.