Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Professor John Long wins a history prize

Congratulations to Dr. John Long, associate professor in the Schulich School of Education at Nipissing University, who won the Fred Landon Award honouring the best book on regional history by the Ontario Historical Society, for his book, Treaty No. 9: Making the Agreement to Share the Land in Far Northern Ontario in 1905 (McGill-Queen’s University Press).
The award will be presented at the 2011 Ontario Historical Society Annual General Meeting and Awards Ceremony in June.  
In his book, Long reveals the complete story behind the signing of one of North America's largest land treaties, Treaty No. 9.

More details here.