Egerton Ryerson and the Mississauga, 1826 to 1856, an Appeal for Further Study

The topic of Egerton Ryerson’s relationship with the First Nations is complex, a very large story. The key question returns again and again, what kind of relationship did the founder of Ontario’s school system have with the Indigenous Peoples? The focus of this article is on the First Nations group...

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Main Author: Smith, Donald B.
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Published: The Ontario Historical Society 2021
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spelling fterudit:oai:erudit.org:1081114ar 2023-05-15T13:28:33+02:00 Egerton Ryerson and the Mississauga, 1826 to 1856, an Appeal for Further Study Smith, Donald B. 2021 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1081114ar https://doi.org/10.7202/1081114ar en eng The Ontario Historical Society Érudit Ontario History vol. 113 no. 2 (2021) http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1081114ar doi:10.7202/1081114ar Copyright © The Ontario Historical Society, 2021 text 2021 fterudit https://doi.org/10.7202/1081114ar 2021-09-25T23:12:03Z The topic of Egerton Ryerson’s relationship with the First Nations is complex, a very large story. The key question returns again and again, what kind of relationship did the founder of Ontario’s school system have with the Indigenous Peoples? The focus of this article is on the First Nations group he knew best, the Mississauga, in particular the Credit Mississauga, the Ojibwe-speaking Anishinaabeg at the western end of Lake Ontario. As Ryerson is such a central figure in Ontario history, and even has a major university in the province named after him, I hope that young scholars, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, will advance this discussion in future work. Le sujet de la relation d’Egerton Ryerson avec les Premières Nations est complexe, une très grande histoire. La question clé revient encore et encore, quel genre de relation le fondateur du système scolaire de l’Ontario avait-il avec les peuples autochtones? Cet article porte sur le groupe des Premières nations qu’il connaissait le mieux, les Mississauga, en particulier les Credit Mississauga, les Anishinaabeg de langue ojibwe à l’extrémité ouest du lac Ontario. Comme Ryerson est une figure centrale de l’histoire de l’Ontario et qu’une grande université de la province porte même son nom, j’espère que les jeunes universitaires, tant autochtones que non autochtones, feront avancer cette discussion dans leurs travaux futurs. Text anishina* First Nations Premières Nations Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Ontario History 113 2 222
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description The topic of Egerton Ryerson’s relationship with the First Nations is complex, a very large story. The key question returns again and again, what kind of relationship did the founder of Ontario’s school system have with the Indigenous Peoples? The focus of this article is on the First Nations group he knew best, the Mississauga, in particular the Credit Mississauga, the Ojibwe-speaking Anishinaabeg at the western end of Lake Ontario. As Ryerson is such a central figure in Ontario history, and even has a major university in the province named after him, I hope that young scholars, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, will advance this discussion in future work. Le sujet de la relation d’Egerton Ryerson avec les Premières Nations est complexe, une très grande histoire. La question clé revient encore et encore, quel genre de relation le fondateur du système scolaire de l’Ontario avait-il avec les peuples autochtones? Cet article porte sur le groupe des Premières nations qu’il connaissait le mieux, les Mississauga, en particulier les Credit Mississauga, les Anishinaabeg de langue ojibwe à l’extrémité ouest du lac Ontario. Comme Ryerson est une figure centrale de l’histoire de l’Ontario et qu’une grande université de la province porte même son nom, j’espère que les jeunes universitaires, tant autochtones que non autochtones, feront avancer cette discussion dans leurs travaux futurs.
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