Jean-Pierre Morin
Adjunct Research Professor
- B.A. (University of Ottawa); Licence en Histoire (University de Caen Basse-Normandie); M.A. (University of Ottawa)
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Since 2000, Jean-Pierre Morin has been the staff historian for the department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. He specializes in the history of Treaties between the Government and Aboriginal people and the history of government policy and administration of AANDC. In recent years, he has worked at developing new interactive digital historical learning tools, web content and digital media as well as leading the ongoing national commemoration initiatives such as the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the 250th anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763.
He has been involved in the establishment of the Public History working group of the Canadian Historical Association and was chair of the working group in 2009-2010. He has also been involved in the founding of the International Federation of Public History and currently sits as Vice-Chair. In 2013, Jean-Pierre Morin was the Program co-chair of the National Council on Public History鈥檚 annual meeting in Ottawa, Canada. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Council on Public History.
Publications
鈥淓mpty Hills: Aboriginal Land Usage and the Cypress Hills Problem, 1874-1883″, Saskatchewan History, vol 55, no 1, Spring 2003.
鈥淭he Evolution of the Treaty Relationship鈥, Hidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples to Canadian Identity and Culture, Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2003.
鈥淎 Question of Protection: the link between Historic Treaties and Indian Legislation, 1701-1951″ conference presentation at the Canadian History Association Annual General Meeting, May 2005, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
鈥淧eace, Order and Good Government: Indian Treaties and Canadian Nation Building鈥, 鈥淔irst Nations, First Thoughts鈥, University of Edinburgh Centre for Canadian Studies, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2005. http://www.cst.ed.ac.uk/2005conference/papers/Morin_paper.pdf
鈥淧erceptions of Implementation: Treaty Signatory Views of Treaty Implementation鈥 conference proceedings of the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, Aboriginal Policy Research: Moving Forward, Making a Difference, Toronto: Thompson Books, 2007.
Historic Treaties in Canada: Solemn Words and Foundational Documents in Canadian History, Jean-Pierre Morin, ed., Ottawa : Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 2007
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol VII: A History of Treaties and Policies, Jean-Pierre Morin, Erik Anderson, Dan Beavon and Jerry P. White, eds., Toronto: Thompson Books, 2010.
鈥淐oncepts of Extinguishment in Upper Canada Land Surrender Treaties, 1764-1862鈥, Aboriginal Policy Research, vol VII: A History of Treaties and Policies, Jean-Pierre Morin, Erik Anderson, Dan Beavon and Jerry P. White, eds., Toronto: Thompson Books, 2010.
鈥淔irst Nations in Canada鈥, Aboriginal People and Communities, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, 2011. http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1307460755710
鈥淎 History of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada鈥, Aboriginal People and Communities, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, 2011. http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1314977281262
鈥淎 History of Treaty-Making in Canada鈥, Aboriginal People and Communities, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, 2011. http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1314977704533
鈥淭rattare la storia e la politica: il ruolo della Public History nello sviluppo della politica dei trattati in Canada鈥 in 鈥淧ublic History: Pratiche nazionali e identita’ globale鈥, Memoria e Ricerca, no 37, 2011.
鈥淎boriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada and the Treaty Relationship鈥, Arts, Culture and Heritage, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, 2012. http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1338907166262/1338907208830
鈥淎boriginal Contributions to the War of 1812鈥, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, 2012.
鈥淎boriginal Contributions to the War of 1812鈥, Arts, Culture and Heritage, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, 2012. http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1338906261900/1338906300039
鈥淎boriginal Contributions to the War of 1812鈥 (exhibit), Curator, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, October 2012.
鈥250th Anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763鈥, Arts, Culture and Heritage, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, 2013. http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1370355181092/1370355203645
鈥淐anadian Arctic Expedition: 1913-1918鈥, Canada鈥檚 Northern Strategy. http://www.northernstrategy.gc.ca/sov/cae-eng.asp
鈥淭reaty-Making in Canada鈥, Acts, Agreements and Land Claims, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, 2013. http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100028574/1100100028578
Awards and Recognitions
2013 Deputy Minister鈥檚 Award for Collaboration and Partnership: Commemoration of the War of 1812 initiative
2012 Departmental Award: Crown-First Nations Gathering Team
2011 Departmental Award: Renewal of Treaty Commissions Memorandum to Cabinet
2010 Deputy Minister鈥檚 Award for Contributions to Continuing Education: History of Indian Affairs learning series
Professional Organizations
2009-10 Chair, Public History Working Group, Canadian Historical Association
2010-present Member, Board of Directors, National Council on Public History
2011-present Vice-Chair, International Federation of Public History
Conferences and Presentations
2002 “A Line in the Sand: Treaties and Aboriginal Land Usage in the Cypress Hills”, conference presentation at the Canadian History Association Annual General Meeting, May 2003, Toronto, Ontario
2003 “Les trait茅s historiques au Canada/Historic Treaties in Canada” – presentation during National Aboriginal Awareness Week, May 21, 2003, Hull, Qu茅bec
2005 “Peace, Order and Good Government: Indian Treaties and Canadian Nation Building”, conference presentation at the University of Edinburgh Centre for Canadian Studies, “First Nations, First Thoughts”, May 2005, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2005 “A Question of Protection: the Link between Historic Treaties and the Indian Legislation, 1701-1951”, conference presentation at the Canadian History Association Annual General Meeting, May 2005, London, Ontario
2006 “Perceptions of Implementation: Treaty Signatories Views of Treaty Implementation”, conference presentation at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, March 2006, Ottawa, Ontario.
2009 鈥淐oncepts of Extinguishment in Upper Canada Land Surrender Treaties, 1764-1862鈥, conference presentation at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, March 2009, Ottawa, Ontario.
2010 鈥淓stablishing an International Public History Community鈥, conference presentation at the National Council on Public History Annual Meeting, March, 2010, Portland, Oregon.
2013 Program co-Chair, 鈥淜nowing your Public(s)鈥, National Council on Public History Annual Meeting, April 2013, Ottawa, Ontario.
2013 鈥淐ross-Border Shopping: The Bicentennial of the War of 1812 in Canada and the United States鈥, conference presentation at the National Council on Public History Annual Meeting, April 2013, Ottawa, Ontario.
2014 鈥淭he State of Indigenous Public History: Maintaining a Compatible Approach in a Rapidly Changing Field鈥, conference presentation at the National Council on Public History Annual Meeting, March 2014, Monterey, California.