Overview of the first round

by Michael Cassidy

Report on the first hearings by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples held across Canada from April to June 1992, including a National Round Table on Urban Issues. Topics covered also include aboriginal traditions and culture, social issues such as residential schools, addictions, status of women and youth, education, health, housing, governance and aboriginal rights, northern and Inuit concerns, Métis issues, the justice system, environment, and economic development and resources.