The Manitoulin Incident

The Manitoulin Incident is the first publication of the popular play by renowned Indigenous playwright Alanis King. Set in Manitoulin Island on Lake Huron, the play spans the stormy decades of the mid-19th century where title to the region was hotly debated between French, English and Ojibwe. Tensions grew over these years and finally culminated in what is known as "The Manitoulin Incident", where armed government officials landed ashore to assert claims to the land through summons and expulsions. The resultant conflict and loss of life sent tremors across the country.

Alanis King's extraordinary play sheds light on one of North America's most pivotal convergent points between Native, English and French interests, and provides better understanding of the often-forgotten events that have since shaped North America.