Whitefish River members provide details of Manitoulin Island committee at Toronto conference – Anishinabek News
May 29, 2026
TORONTO – A few decades ago, it was common for researchers to visit various First Nations on Manitoulin Island, take information and leave, never reporting back to the communities about their findings.
That’s why various First Nations officials decided it was imperative to develop a research ethics committee.
The Manitoulin Anishinaabek Research Review Committee (MARRC) was created following a conference in March of 2001.
