Peter Di Gangi, based in Ottawa, is an established expert on Indigenous historical, legal and cultural research, working with Indigenous communities for over 40 years.  

Peter points out that the traditional territory of the Algonquin people has always included the Ottawa Valley and adjacent lands, straddling the border between what is now Quebec and Ontario, but unlike most of Ontario and the Prairies, Algonquin territory has never been dealt with by a land-sharing Treaty and Algonquin title continues to exist.

This article was published in Canada’s History: www.canadashistory.ca/explore/politics-law/algonquin-territory