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The Archives of Ontario is collaborating with partners to share an original copy of Treaty 9 in Toronto and Timmins during Treaties Recognition Week (November 3-9, 2024). By sharing the Treaty, we hope to increase access to this important living document among Indigenous communities and create opportunities for students to gain a deeper understanding of treaties, treaty obligations and the oral version of the Treaty 9.
Watch this space or contact us at reference@ontario.ca for more information on how and when to view Treaty 9.
Get a rare behind-the-scenes look at our vaults, preservation lab and reading room, and a personal tour of our current exhibit. Learn how archives work and why they matter. Register and find more info on our webpage.
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The Archives of Ontario is pleased to launch its new online exhibit “Slavery and Abolition in Upper Canada.” The exhibit is a refresh and a reframing of the Archives’ 2007 exhibit “Enslaved Africans in Upper Canada.” We hope that through this exhibit, we can encourage a greater understanding of the history of slavery and the lasting impact it has had on Black communities in the province.
How do archives become art? Find out by visiting the exhibition Archives by Artists, on now in our Reading Room. Curated by the DisplayCult collaborative Jim Drobnick and Jennifer Fisher, the exhibition features the work of Canadian and international artists who have imaginatively rethought the archive from the 1960s to the present.
Image: Nick Cave and Bob Faust, Nick Cave: Soundsuits Boxfolio, 2006. Photo: James Prinz, courtesy of the artists.