Overview of the First Round of Public Hearings (Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, October 1992)
This is an overview report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples' first round of public hearings (April-June 1992), prepared by Michael Cassidy, documenting testimony from 785 individuals and organizations across 36 locations in Canada. The report synthesizes major themes including the impact of residential schools, the crisis in Aboriginal languages and culture, governance and self-determination aspirations, social issues, and the need for reconciliation with Canada's Aboriginal peoples.
- Date
- 1992-10-01
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Michael Cassidy, Ginger Group Consultants
- Locations
- Canada, Northwest Territories, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Toronto, Ontario, Edmonton, Alberta, St. John's, Newfoundland, Victoria, British Columbia, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Iqaluit, Northwest Territories, Atlantic Canada, Labrador, Western Canada, Inukjuak, Northern Quebec, Resolute, Nunavut, The Pas, Manitoba, South Indian Lake, Manitoba, Sheshatshit, Labrador, Davis Inlet, Labrador, Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Pinegrove Correctional Centre, La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Lac La Biche, Alberta, Elinor Lake, Alberta, Kingsclear, New Brunswick, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Maniwaki, Quebec, Wahpeton, Saskatchewan, Southern Ontario, Southern Saskatchewan, Mackenzie Delta, Moosonee, Ontario, Kispiox, British Columbia, Gitwangak, British Columbia, Children of the Earth High School, Winnipeg, Nain, Labrador, Stoney Mountain Penitentiary, Manitoba, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, Esquimalt, British Columbia, Watson Lake, Yukon, Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories, Big Cove, New Brunswick, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Tseshaht Reserve, British Columbia, Nuu-Chah-Nulth Territory, Yukon, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, South Saskatchewan River, Kelly's Mountain, Nova Scotia, Stoney Creek, British Columbia, Stellat'en Band Territory, British Columbia, Garden River First Nation, Ontario, Northern Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Métis Territory, Dakota Territory, Inuit Communities
- Parameters
- Aboriginal culture, Aboriginal languages, Aboriginal self-government, Treaty rights, Land claims, Residential schools, Aboriginal education, Aboriginal health services, Aboriginal justice system, Aboriginal women's rights, Aboriginal youth, Unemployment, Poverty, Housing, Social services, Alcoholism and substance abuse, Family violence, Suicide rates, Homicide rates, Aboriginal spirituality, Elders' role, Urban Aboriginal issues, Métis rights, Inuit issues, First Nations governance, Indian Act reform, Federal Indian Affairs administration, Aboriginal communications, Aboriginal art and heritage, Incarceration rates, School drop-out rates, Aboriginal history
- Pages
- 138
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