This book introduces you to some of the main themes and conclusions in the final report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. That report is a complete statement of the Commission's opinions on, and proposed solutions to, the many complex issues raised by the 16-point mandate set out by the government of Canada in August 1991.

It was not possible to include in this book the great wealth of information, analysis, proposals for action and recommendations that appear in the report. Each of its five volumes presents the Commission's thoughts and recommendations on a range of interconnected issues. Chapters are devoted to major topics such as treaties, economic development, health, housing, Métis perspec-tives, and the North. Volume 5 draws all the recommendations together in an integrated agenda for change. The five volumes are entitled

1. Looking Forward, Looking Back
2. Restructuring the Relationship
3. Gathering Strength
4. Perspectives and Realities
5. Renewal: A Twenty-Year Commitment

The five chapters in this book correspond to the five volumes of the report.

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