Subseries 3 - Management Committee for Aboriginal Programs and Services

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UTA 2018-5-3

Title

Management Committee for Aboriginal Programs and Services

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  • 1991 – [1994?] (Creation)

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0.13 m of textual records (1 box)

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(1934-2024)

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Subseries consists of records related to Dr. Baine’s activities as co-chair of the Management Committee for Aboriginal Programs and Services (MCAPS) from the first meeting on June 21, 1991 until his resignation 1993. The committee served as an advisory group that was responsible for evaluating, providing recommendations, and approving funding applications and expenditures for Indigenous-related programs and services at the University of Toronto. MCAPS was designed to consist of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous members, making it first time in University’s history that Indigenous peoples had the opportunity to directly influence the development and implementation of programs and services.

The records document the activities of MCAPS with many of the records primarily relating to the creation of First Nations House, the development of a protocol for building relationships with First Nations communities, the administration of the First Nations Summer Science Program, and submission of a report to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Race Relations and Anti-Racism (PACRRARI). Additionally, the records document events and conflicts that resulted in the resignation of both Dr. Baines and Susan Hare as Co-Chairs of the Management Committee.

Materials include meeting correspondence, agendas and minutes; reference materials; reports; proposals; and budgets. The correspondence documents communications between MCAPS members, AHPP staff, U of T administrators and faculty, Ministers of representatives of the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU), the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), Anishinawbe Health Toronto, Nishnawbe-Aski Nation, Ontario Métis and Aboriginal Association, Ontario Native Women’s Association, Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres, Native Canadian Centre, and Union of Ontario Indians, including: David Cooke, Bernard Christmas, Ruth Corbett, Lauren Davis, Lewis Debassige, Donald Dewees, Ben Etkin, Joan E. Foley, Lally Grauer, Susan Hare, Yvonne Hastings, Diane Longboat, Sylvia Maracle, Michael R. Marrus, Heather Monroe-Blum, Shirley Morrison, David Neelands, Marjory Noganosh, Marilee A. Nowgesic, Saundra Patterson, Merle Pegamagahbow, J. Robert S. Prichard, Adel Sedra, Krystyna Sieciechowicz, and Peter J. Wright.

The majority of the materials in this subseries were removed from a binder titled “OASSP Management Committee ’91 – Present.” The original order of the materials within the binder has been maintained as indicated by the numbers in square brackets within the file titles.

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Files are arranged in reverse chronological order beginning with the set of files comprising the OASSP binder.

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      B2022-0035/004

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