Toronto researchers help uncover First Nations' donations to Irish Potato Famine relief fund

Researchers say newly discovered archival records reveal an important connection between Ontario First Nations and Irish famine victims.

Mar 17, 2024 - 14:30
Toronto researchers help uncover First Nations' donations to Irish Potato Famine relief fund

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Dr. Mark McGowan is a professor of history and Celtic studies at the University of Toronto. He says the donations from Indigenous communities to the Irish migrants who were fleeing the 1847 famine, have gone virtually unnoticed in Canadian history.

Researchers say newly discovered archival records reveal an important connection between Ontario First Nations and Irish famine victims.

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