Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples is a commission that made recommendations regarding Indigenous peoples in Canada.

In Anishinabek News

• July 2013: The commission's report stated that mainstream media often fails to reflect the realities of Aboriginal people or provide them space to tell their own stories.
• December 2014: Many recommendations from this commission reportedly remain unaddressed and neglected.
• June 2015: The findings of this commission were described as often neglected in the decade following its report.
• July 2015: This commission produced a landmark report in 1996 featuring 440 recommendations for reframing the relationship with First Peoples. The federal response to the report, titled Gathering Strength, was criticized for failing to implement the study's research.
• October 2016: The commission's findings were referenced by Chief Paibomsai as support for fundamental changes in how the government treats Indigenous communities.
• November 2016: The commission met with communities across Canada to develop a plan for reconciliation twenty years prior to 2016. The Aboriginal Healing Foundation was established as a result of this commission.
• September 2017: The reports of the commission contain unfulfilled recommendations that are viewed as vital for community progress.
• January 2018: Mike DeGagné noted that this commission called for a new way of thinking between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people twenty years prior to 2018.
• December 2018: The authors compared the potential fate of the Broken Trust report to the 4,000-page commission report.
• March 2019: Alan Ojiig Corbiere was inspired to study history after reading a research report prepared for this commission.
• June 2020: The authors criticized the lack of meaningful action taken on the recommendations provided by this commission.
• July 2020: Duke Peltier cited this commission's reports as part of the context for recognizing ongoing treaty responsibilities.
• August 2020: The commission issued 440 recommendations regarding the relationship between Indigenous peoples and Canada. It shared common themes with the Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry regarding the need for government action on treaty rights.
• November 2020: The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples released a report that the Royal Bank of Canada analyzed in 1997 to advocate for national reconciliation.
• September 2021: The commission provided a 20-year roadmap for a nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous people and Canada. Lorraine Rekmans stated that no action was taken on the commission's recommendations. The commission's findings serve as a basis for self-government discussions in Canada.
• September 2021: Duke Peltier stated he has a thorough understanding of this commission's findings during his 2021 campaign.
• September 2021: Jason Henry stated he possessed a robust understanding of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
• November 2024: The 1996 report from this commission is cited as a document that provides facts regarding reconciliation in Canada.
• September 2025: The Anishinabek Nation requested that the federal government prioritize investments that align with the recommendations of this commission's report.
• June 2026: The article claims that recent provincial education decisions contradict the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.