Response, Responsibility, and Renewal: Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Journey
The Right to Education and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Rights of Restoration: Aboriginal Peoples, Creative Arts, and Healing
Round Up
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 143 Open Forum: Presentation by Art Solomon
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 149: Opening Prayer and Opening Remarks by Darlene Kelly
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Discussion between Commissioners and Elders Dominic Eshkakogan, Mary Lou Fox, Rita Corbiere
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Further Comments by Babette Bastien
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: General Discussion on Women's Issues, Closing Prayer
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Board of Education, by Vincentte Cook
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.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Chief Gordon Peters, Chiefs of Ontario
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Dominic Eshkakogan
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Evelyn Ballantyne, Committee Member on Bill C-31 and Edith Young, Swampy Cree Tribal Council
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Gail Watson, Jerry McNeil, and Ron Zong, Manitoba Association of School Trustees
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Joe Michel, Keewatin Tribal Council
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Mary Lou Fox
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Mary Simon, Melva George, Christine Keechago and Amanda Blackbird
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Merle Assance-Beedie
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Peter Sinclair, Mathias Colomb Cree Nation
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Rev. Dr. R. Burn Purdon, Rev. Faye Wakeling and Rev. Pierre Goldberger, Members, Montoring Committee on Native Concerns of the Montreal-Ottawa Conference, United Church of Canada
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Sanford Cottrelle, Wes Wetung
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Secwepemc re Social Development
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Remarks by Doreen Spence
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Round table on Relationships - Presentation by Peggy Monague
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Round table on Self-Sufficency - Presentation by Marlene Stiles
Safeguarding the Future and Healing the Past: The Government of Canada's Response to the Law Commission of Canada's Report: Restoring Dignity: Responding to Child Abuse in Canadian Institutions
Discusses the issue of institutional abuse in Canada, provides assessments of possible approaches to meeting the needs of survivors, and makes recommendations in continuing efforts to develop more effective policies and programs.