First Nation leaders, Knowledge Keepers, Elders and representatives from across the Robinson Huron Treaty territory gathered came together for the Manitoulin Treaty and Knowledge Gathering on May 19 to 21, a three-day event.ÌýAlan Corbiere, associate professor in the Department of History at 91ÑÇÉ« and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous History of North America, commented on the importance of the ceremony and the return of the sacred wampum belt and pipe in an article in Elliot Lake Today.Ìý
Corbiere is an Anishinaabe from M’Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island.  His research interestsinclude Indigenous peoples, history, Anishinaabe language revitalization, treaty research and relationships. 
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