FREE ONLINE PRESENTATION - LEEDS GRENVILLE OGS
Monday, June 1, 2026
- Time
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Price
- free
Dr. David Shanahan presents: “The People Before Us” discussing the original Indigenous settlement of Eastern Ontario up to around 1791.
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Leeds & Grenville OGS Branch Presentation
Join us on Monday, June 1st at 7:00 pm via Zoom for a presentation by Dr. David Shanahan. David will be speaking about “The People Before Us”, the original Indigenous settlement of Eastern Ontario up to around 1791. He will discuss the Saint Lawrence Iroquoian people who “disappeared” from history, the Algonquin people who controlled the region from the Ottawa Valley to the Saint Lawrence, the French and British impact, as well as the Loyalist refugees after 1783.
David Shanahan has worked as an historian with indigenous organizations and communities since 1987. Between 1999 and 2020 he was a research historian with the Anishinabek Nation (Union of Ontario Indians), working on land claims, treaty issues, and other community histories. He worked as a research historian with Nativelands Inc., located on the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve, from 2020 - 2024. David is actively involved with North Grenville Historical Society, and publishes and edits the North Grenville Times.
To register for this presentation, visit our Branch website https://leedsandgrenville.ogs.on.ca for more details.
Join us on Monday, June 1st at 7:00 pm via Zoom for a presentation by Dr. David Shanahan. David will be speaking about “The People Before Us”, the original Indigenous settlement of Eastern Ontario up to around 1791. He will discuss the Saint Lawrence Iroquoian people who “disappeared” from history, the Algonquin people who controlled the region from the Ottawa Valley to the Saint Lawrence, the French and British impact, as well as the Loyalist refugees after 1783.
David Shanahan has worked as an historian with indigenous organizations and communities since 1987. Between 1999 and 2020 he was a research historian with the Anishinabek Nation (Union of Ontario Indians), working on land claims, treaty issues, and other community histories. He worked as a research historian with Nativelands Inc., located on the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve, from 2020 - 2024. David is actively involved with North Grenville Historical Society, and publishes and edits the North Grenville Times.
To register for this presentation, visit our Branch website https://leedsandgrenville.ogs.on.ca for more details.
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