File contains an opening prayer, opening and welcoming remarks for the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Roseau River, Manitoba on Tuesday, December 8, 1992. Following an opening prayer by Elder Rosie Nelson, Commissioners Paul Chartrand, Viola Robinson, and Allan Blakeney deliver opening remarks discussing the mandate, goals, and composition of the Commission. Following this, Councillor Charlie Nelson of the Roseau River First Nation delivers welcoming remarks to the participants on behalf of the community.

File contains the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Roseau River, Manitoba on Tuesday, December 8, 1992. File contains presentations by Aboriginal organizations and community groups. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.

RCAP 97 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Gabriel Dumont Institute, Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan. This sitting of the Commission contains presentations relating to women's and Métis issues, commercial fishing and wild rice production. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.

RCAP 98 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Brandon, Manitoba. This sitting of the Commission contains presentations relating to women's and Métis issues, employment, friendship centres, Aboriginal policing and education. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.

RCAP 99 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the L.A.C. Community Hall, La Loche, Saskatchewan on Thursday, December 10, 1992. This sitting of the Commission contains presentations by various educational, community, Métis, and government groups. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.

RCAP 99 contains an opening prayer and opening remarks for the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the L.A.C. Community Hall, La Loche, Saskatchewan on Thursday, December 10, 1992. Following an opening prayer by Theresa Montgrand, Mayor Sam Herman delivers opening remarks welcoming the Commission to the community. Following this Commissioners Rene Dussault and Mary Sillet deliver opening remarks welcoming the participants and explaining the mandate, goals, and composition of the Commission.

Argues that while RCAP may be seen as a failure in terms of its recommendations being implemented, as an attempt to establish consensual understanding of the relationship between Aboriginal people and other Canadians, it was a success.

File contains a portion of the transcript of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Vancouver, British Columbia. This file contains the Closing Plenary Session discussion by the assembled audience on the various presentations and other discussions of Day 2. At the conclusion a Closing Prayer was made by Elder Glen Douglas.

File contains the transcript of a portion of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. This part of the volume contains the discussions of a Plenary Session on all the issues raised during the day. Also a closing prayer is noted to close Day 1.

The file contains a closing prayer, closing remarks by Moderator John Stiffarm, and an Honour Song. Moderator Stiffarm thanks the participants, some of the organizers, and states that as young people "I pray that we will be able to take some action and be able to come together, regardless of tribes or whatever, and help each other out -- help ourselves most of all." Following this is an honour song after which the day's sitting is concluded.

This file contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario. These are closing remarks made by Ruth Norton and George Erasmus.

The file contains closing remarks and a closing prayer for the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the President Hotel, Sudbury, Ontario, on Tuesday, June 1, 1993. Commissioners Dussault and Sillett discuss their thoughts on the day's proceedings, the challenges they face, and the plans of the Commission for the future. They also thank the participants, after which is a closing prayer which concludes the day's sitting of the Commission.

The file contains closing remarks by Chief Nathan Matthew and a closing prayer by Mary Thomas, Elder.

File contains closing remarks by Allan Blakeney and Viola Robinson, Commissioners. Blakeney summarizes today's presentations as giving a strong message of concern about treaty and Aboriginal rights and the fact that these are being ignored by the Canadian government.

File contains closing remarks by Allan Blakeney, Commissioner.

This file contains closing remarks by Arthur Dedam, Rene Dussault and Viola Robinson.

This file contains closing remarks by Billy Two Rivers, Commissioner of the Day.

File contains closing remarks by Chief Jim Omeasoo that includes a story about his grandfather who was alive at the time of the 1876 Treaty Six signing.

This file contains closing remarks by Chief Mike Mitchell.

Historical note:

This file contains closing remarks by Darrell Paul, Rene Dussault and Margaret LaBillois.

File contains closing remarks by Georges Erasmus, Co-Chair.

File contains closing remarks by Georges Erasmus, Co-Chair.

This file contains closing remarks by Georges Erasmus, Co-Chair.

File contains closing remarks by Georges Erasmus, Co-Chair.

File contains closing remarks by Georges Erasmus, Co-Chair and John Joe Kaye, Commissioner of the Day.

File contains closing remarks by Georges Erasmus, Co-Chair.

File contains closing remarks by Georges Erasmus, Co-Chair.

This file contains closing remarks by Georges Erasmus, Co-Chair and Mary Sillett, Commissioner.

File contains brief closing remarks by Georges Erasmus, Commissioner.

File contains closing remarks by John Stewart, and a closing prayer. Stewart thanks the Commissioners for listening to the concerns of urban people in Prince Rupert, and expresses the hope that they will hear from the Commission in the near future. Following this is a closing prayer which adjourns the days' sitting of the Royal Commission.

File contains closing remarks by Justice Sinclair and each of the Commissioners present in relation to the days proceedings and myriad opening presentations on April 21, 1992 in Winnipeg. The Commissioners discuss highlights of the presentations from their own perspectives, and extend thanks to the participants, then the Commission meeting is adjourned and scheduled to resume the following day.

This file contains closing remarks by Maggie Hodgson, Chairperson.

This file contains brief closing remarks by Max King, Moderator.

File contains closing remarks by Paul Chartrand, Commissioner.

This file contains closing remarks by Paul Chartrand, Commissioner and John Lavallee, Moderator.

File contains closing remarks by Commissioner Rene Dussault for the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Wendake, Quebec City, Quebec, on November 18, 1992.

File contains closing remarks by Rene Dussault, Co-Chair.

File contains closing remarks by Rene Dussault, Co-Chair, who thanks those in attendance for participating.

File contains closing remarks by Rene Dussault, Co-Chair.

File contains closing remarks by Rene Dussault, Co-Chair.

File contains closing remarks by Rene Dussault, Co-Chair.

This file contains closing remarks by Rene Dussault, Co-Chair.

File contains closing remarks by Rene Dussault, Co-Chair.

File contains closing remarks by Mary Sillett and Paul Chartrand, Commissioners.

File contains closing remarks by the Commissioners and Joe Otokiak, Facilitator.

File contains closing remarks by the Commissioners.

File contains closing remarks by Commissioners Allan Blakeney and Paul Chartrand, with brief comments by two earlier speakers.

This file contains closing remarks by the Commission and Grand Chief Joseph T. Norton.

This file contains closing remarks by Viola Robinson, Commissioner.

This file contains closing remarks by the workshop participants of the previous day (7 June 1993). They include Bev Julian, Native Women's Association; Joey Hamelin, Metis National Council; Monica Ittusardjuat, Inuit Tapirisat of Canada and Nelson Mayer, Native Council of Canada. They offer general remarks about proposed suicide prevention conferences, and propose a future mini Round Table on suicide prevention with the Commissioners.