Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 1996

1 - Getting Started
2 - From Time Immemorial: A Demographic Profile

Part One: The Relationship in Historical Perspective
3 - Conceptions of History
4 - Stage One: Separate Worlds
5 - Stage Two: Contact and Co-operation
6 - Stage Three: Displacement and Assimilation
7 - Stage Four: Negotiation and Renewal

Part Two: False Assumptions and a Failed Relationship
8 - Introduction
9 - The Indian Act
10 - Residential Schools
11 - Relocation of Aboriginal Communities
12 - Veterans
13 - Conclusions

Part Three: Building the Foundations of a Renewed Relationship
14 - The Turning Point
15 - Rekindling the Fire
16 - The Principles of a Renewed Relationship

Appendix A The Commission’s Terms of Reference
Appendix B Biographical Notes on Commissioners
Appendix C Abridged Tables of Contents, Volumes 2-5
Appendix D The Royal Proclamation of 1763
Appendix E Summary of Recommendations in Volume 1

Volume 2 - Restructuring the Relationship

Part One
1 - Introduction
2 - Treaties
3 - Governance

Part Two
4 - Lands and Resources
5 - Economic Development
6 - Conclusion

Appendix A: Summary of Recommendations in Volume 2, Parts One and Two
Appendix B: Abridged Tables of Contents

Volume 3 - Gathering Strength

1- New Directions in Social Policy
2 - The Family
3 - Health and Healing
4 - Housing
5 - Education
6 - Arts and Heritage
7 - Conclusion

Appendix A: Summary of Recommendations in Volume 3
Appendix B: Abridged Tables of Contents, Volumes 1, 2, 4 and 5

Volume 4 - Perspectives and Realities

1 - Introduction
2 - Women's Perspectives
3 - Elders' Perspectives
4 - The Search for Belonging: Perspectives of Youth
5 - Métis Perspectives
6 - The North
7 - Urban Perspectives

Appendix A: Summary of Recommendations, Volume 4
Appendix B: Abridged Tables of Contents Volumes 1-3 and Volume 5

Volume 5 - Renewal: A Twenty-Year Commitment

1 - Laying the Foundations of a Renewed Relationship
2 - Economic Disparities, Government Expenditures and the Cost of the Status Quo
3 - The Commission's Strategy as a Good Investment
4 - Public Education: Building Awareness and Understanding
5 - Constitutional Amendment: The Ultimate Challenge

Appendix A: Summary of Recommendations, Volumes 1-5
Appendix B: Tables of Contents, Volumes 1-5
Appendix C: How We Fulfilled Our Mandate
Appendix D: Research Studies Prepared for the Commission
Appendix E: Ethical Guidelines for Research
Appendix F: Research Advisory Committee Members
Appendix G: Commission Publications
Appendix H: Commission Staff and Advisers
Appendix I: About the Logo