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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian government commission
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public inquiry ⓘ royal commission ⓘ |
| aim |
to examine the historical and contemporary relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian state
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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
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creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada ⓘ development of federal self-government policies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Order in Council ⓘ |
| member |
Allan Blakeney
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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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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