By Kyla Sweet, education and curriculum K–12 specialist for the Pacific Northwest National Resource Center on Canada This July, twenty educators from across the United States met in Bellingham, WA for the Study Canada Summer Institute 2019 to experience transboundary learning along the Tribal Canoe Journey, which this year was hosted by the Lummi Nation.

The first phase of the Social Sciences for the Salish Sea project was completed this year with a full report submitted to the Puget Sound Partnership in July. The project was initiated in response to the Puget Sound Partnership’s stated need for robust social science to inform their ecosystem recovery strategies, and the research agenda

In early spring, the Canadian Studies Center signed another five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Fulbright Canada to guarantee ongoing support for the Killam Fellowships Program (administered by Fulbright Canada). The Killam Fellowships Program allows undergraduate students from Canada and the United States to participate in a program of bi-national residential exchange. The program is

Patrick Christie, Professor, Jackson School of International Studies and School of Marine and Environmental Affairs In July 2019, I took part in a writing workshop hosted by Orion Magazine—an online and print outlet that explores culture, the environment and justice. I have been an avid Orion reader for years and frequently use essays and poetry

This spring the Center’s long-time designer, Alessandro “Sandro” Leveque, passed away. Sandro has made the Center look good for over 20 years. We first started working with Sandro to develop a new look for our Center’s newsletter. Sandro created a stunning design with maple leaf watermarks. His work is now part of the Center’s archive.

In 2012–13 Michael Tillotson was awarded the nation’s first Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship in Tlingit. Tlingit traditional land includes the northwest coast of British Columbia into Alaska. Michael’s MA thesis, in the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, examined how traditional uses of marine resources by Tlingit and other Indigenous groups serve

Professors Fritz Wagner from the Department of Urban Design and Planning and Landscape Architecture and Régent Cabana led a group of students to three Canadian cities from 16 to 23 June 2019: Montréal, Québec City and Ottawa. Students came from different academic disciplines, such as urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture and real estate. Their experience

In early June 2019, Arnold Fox, director of Social Development, Blood Tribe Administration, Stand Off, Alberta, visited the UW with a small team of colleagues to explore models and discuss ways to develop programs to better serve members of the Blood Tribe community who have special needs or are disabled and differently abled. The major

It’s crazy to think that two semesters have come and gone at UBC Vancouver. Going on exchange through the Corbett Scholarship was one of the best decisions I have ever made. While living on campus at Walter Gage I had amazing opportunities to explore the serene nature of British Columbia. Impeccable views of the ocean

Growing up in beautiful Vancouver, BC, the United States was always a bit of a puzzle to me. On the one hand, its proximity and similarity to Canada, coupled with our frequent visits, made it familiar. On the other, popular culture and news media would often convince me I actually knew very little. Close, yet