Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

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The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was a Canadian public inquiry established in the early 1990s to examine the historical and contemporary relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian state and to recommend comprehensive reforms to recognize Indigenous rights and improve their social, economic, and political conditions.

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instanceOf Canadian government commission
public inquiry
royal commission
aim to examine the historical and contemporary relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian state
to improve economic conditions of Indigenous peoples
to improve political conditions of Indigenous peoples
to improve social conditions of Indigenous peoples
to propose a new Royal Proclamation recognizing Indigenous rights
to recommend reforms to recognize Indigenous self-government
appointedBy Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED
archivesAt Library and Archives Canada NERFINISHED
chairperson René Dussault NERFINISHED
co-chairperson Georges Erasmus NERFINISHED
country Canada
endTime 1996
establishedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
hasPart final report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
influenced Aboriginal policy debates in Canada
creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
development of federal self-government policies
jurisdiction Canada NERFINISHED
language English
French
legalBasis Order in Council
member Allan Blakeney NERFINISHED
Bertha Wilson NERFINISHED
Mary Sillett NERFINISHED
Paul Chartrand NERFINISHED
Viola Robinson NERFINISHED
numberOfVolumes 5
publicationDate 1996
recommendationCount over 400
recommended compensation and healing initiatives for residential school survivors
creation of an Aboriginal parliament or representative body
establishment of an Aboriginal Peoples’ International Organization
establishment of new treaties and renewal of existing treaties
negotiated redistribution of lands and resources
recognition of an inherent right of Indigenous self-government
reform of federal and provincial policies affecting Indigenous peoples
reportTitle Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples NERFINISHED
startTime 1991
subject Aboriginal rights in Canada
Crown–Indigenous relations in Canada
Indigenous peoples in Canada
constitutional recognition of Indigenous rights
land claims
political participation of Indigenous peoples
residential schools in Canada
self-government of Indigenous peoples
social and economic conditions of Indigenous peoples
treaty rights

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Aboriginal peoples of Canada subjectOf Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples