At the 137th Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Historical Society, Dr. Alan Corbiere delivered a keynote address on “Anishinaabe History Through Placenames.” Dr. Corbiere is introduced by OHS Chair Dave Mowat.
Dr. Alan Corbiere is an associate professor in the Department of History at York University and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous History of North America. His research focuses on Indigenous histories and relationships, the complexity of treaty negotiations, Anishinaabe language revitalization, and how memory, place, and story shape understandings of the past.
His contributions to Indigenous history and language revitalization have been recognized with numerous honours, including the Meritorious Service Medal (Canada) for his work in Anishinaabemowin language revitalization, the Barbara Godard Prize for Best York University Dissertation in Canadian Studies, and the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation. Dr. Corbiere collaborates widely with communities, museums, and educators to “re-right” and “re-write” historical narratives from Indigenous perspectives.