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Special Hearings: High Arctic Exiles. April 8, 1993

Item number (ISN):

468252

Series title:

Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1993-04-08

Item number (ISN):

468252

Type of material:

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Fonds/collection:

Department of Indian and Northern Affairs

Accession:

2013-0044

Media:

Video

Part:

5 of 5

Production date:

1993-04-08

Production company:

Department of Indian and Northern Affairs

Description:

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples special hearings of High Arctic Exiles. Five commissioners preside over the special hearings, including co-chairs René Dussault and Georges Erasmus. Oral testimonies are heard from elders or relatives who were affected by the relocation process. A large map and other maps of the High Arctic region are used by the presenters to reference relocation areas. Tape 16 and 17: This is the final day of the special hearings of the High Arctic Exiles. A series of oral testimonies continues with most of them pronounced in Inuktitut and a few in English. Co-chair Georges Erasmus informs the audience that observers from the public and members of the media are asked to leave the room as an in-camera meeting will take place with commissioners and a few witnesses. A presenter speaks of preferring the term survivor rather than being called a High Arctic Exile. Another presenter speaks as a second generation person who was relocated to the High Arctic. He speaks of his parents boarding the C.D. Howe in July of 1953, and the suffering endured, and of his family's subsequent move to Inukjuak. Tape 18: A presenter who was relocated to Resolute Bay talks about being afflicted by tuberculosis and sent to Manitoba for treatment, forced to learn English, and his current situation in Resolute. Another presenter speaks of beginning a healing process, now that the relocation survivors have come together to provide testimonies. A presenter infers the need for an apology and compensation by the Government. Words of thanks to the witnesses and closing remarks are given by Mary Simon, the invited facilitator, and all the commissioners. Tape 19: George Erasmus closes the special hearings. <4h 52mn>

Language:

English / Français / Inuktitut

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1. See other RCAP proceedings in RCAP fonds Mikan 160409.~2. Simultaneous translation in Inuktitut.~3. RCAP consisted of seven Aboriginal members: Paul Chartrand, Peter Meekison, Viola Robinson, Mary Sillett, Bertha Wilson, and chaired by René Dussault and Georges Erasmus.

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Vault ISN:

662137

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

17786AV
17787AV
17788AV
17789AV

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

4

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

943488

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

468252-001.MXF
468252-002.MXF
468252-003.MXF
468252-004.MXF

Number of items:

4

Duration:

291:00

Made from:

17786AV
17787AV
17788AV
17789AV

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

943490

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

468252-001.MP4
468252-002.MP4
468252-003.MP4
468252-004.MP4

Number of items:

4

Duration:

291:00

Made from:

17786AV
17787AV
17788AV
17789AV

Status:

REF
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open

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