Much of our nation’s capital today sits specifically on the (unceded) traditional land of Grand Chief Pierre Louis Pinesi and his family.

Jim Stone, a non-Indigenous historian, researched the story of Chief Pinesi in consultation with members of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, where many of Chief Pinesi’s descendants live.

Here is link to the HSO Speaker Series presentation in which Jim spoke about the life and legacy of Chief Pinesi, with introduction and Q&A by Pikwakanagan Band Councillor Merv Sarazin: https://www.historicalsocietyottawa.ca/publications/past-presentations/chief-pinesi-and-his-pursuit-of-justice

In addition, Jim has written a paper about Chief Pinesi presented here:  https://kichisibiancienttrails.ca/grand-chief-constant-pinesi/