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Footnotes vs. Footprints: Academic Discredits Indigenous Activist at Awenda
By ACTION Staff A recent academic paper published by the Ontario Historical Society (OHS) has drawn criticism from Anishinabek land defenders who say it misrepresents their connection to ancestral lands and undermines Indigenous perspectives on history and treaty rights. The paper, “The Awenda ‘Council Rock’: Faking Anishinabe–Crown History,” appears in Ontario History , the OHS’s scholarly journal, and was authored by Dr. Carl Benn, Professor of History and Chair of the His
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