by Carolyn Podruchny Daniel Robert Laxer grew up in Edmonton and graduated from the University of Alberta, attending York University for his M.A. and the University of Toronto for his Ph.D. in history. He works as a researcher in the Negotiations and Reconciliation Division of Ontario’s Ministry ...
Former GRASAC RA’s Research Questions the Provenance of the Vatican’s Indigenous Collection
from CBC News Image from CBC News Gloria Bell, an assistant professor of art history at McGill University, has been researching the Vatican's collection of Indigenous cultural belongings and artwork for nearly a decade. She is challenging the Vatican's official account of how it acquired ...
Brief History of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫʔ People in the Cayuga Lake Region Published
by Kurt Jordan Kurt Jordan, currently the Director of Cornell’s American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program and a GRASAC Steering Committee member, recently published a short, public-facing book titled The Gayogo̱hó:nǫʔ People in the Cayuga Lake Region. Jordan consulted with ...
Additions to the GRASAC Great Lakes Treaty Timeline
GRASAC Research Assistants (RAs) are enriching the information in the Great Lakes Treaty Timeline, which was launched on GRASAC.org during Ontario Treaty Recognition Week last November. We’re excited for these new entries, two of which are introduced by the RAs below. Treaty No. 9 ...
Treaty No. 9
Compiled by Sheila Wheesk, GRASAC Research Assistant https://youtu.be/-EixnUSpC0w GRASAC Research Assistant Sheila Wheesk explains the history and significance of Treaty No. 9. Overview Dates An original digital image of Treaty no.9 and its terms is on the Ontario Archives website. The ...