Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Grand Chief Joseph T. Norton, John "Bud" Morris, Chief Billy Two Rivers, Arnold Goodleaf and Phil Schneider, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joseph T. Norton
John "Bud" Morris
Billy Two Rivers
Arnold Goodleaf
Phil Schneider
Description
This file contains a presentation by five members of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake. Subjects discussed by the presenters include arrests of Kahnawake residents in 1988 relating to cigarettes; the Oka Crisis of 1990; negotiations relating to self-government; the removal of the Indian Act; transfer payments to Aboriginal persons; education and housing issues, and the Kahnawake Peacekeepers (police force). A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.