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The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1996) represented an attempt to describe the state of Canada’s Native Peoples circa the late 20 th century. A major undertaking, it eventually encompassed hundreds of documents, submissions and testimonies on the socioeconomic, cultural and political realities faced by Aboriginal Peoples across the country, in communities large and small. This vast collection is now available online via federal government websites. However, the Patrick Power Library has managed to bring it all together in one comprehensive, easily-navigated and accessible place. You can find it HERE . Or you can locate it yourself by going to our homepage and: Click the “down arrow” in the Subject Guides (in the white search box) Click “Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples” and GO Saint Mary’s researchers can peruse and investigate a wealth of primary and secondary sources, including: The Final Report (5 volumes, in both official...

Therapy dogs come in all shapes and sizes.  They're cute, they're cuddly and they know their jobs. They're used to help sick kids, senior citizens, lots of people, including stressed-out university students. And that's why there will be dogs here in the Library. This Wednesday, the 7th, from 10-12 and 1-3. You can meet them, pet them or sit and chat with them (they're very sympathetic).  Dogs.  In a library. What a concept.