The Center for Canadian-American Studies is partnering with the Salish Sea Institute this year to develop a new Salish Sea Studies curriculum at Western Washington University (WWU). The Salish Sea is a complex ecoregion and an international body of water governed by the United States, Canada, and over 60 Tribes and First Nations. With support

Each year, the Canadian Studies Center funds the purchase of Canadiana materials that directly supporting the teaching of Canadian Studies, particularly topics that focus on trade, security, Arctic foreign policy, Aboriginal self-determination, and environmental management. This year, the generous support of the Canadian Studies Center enabled the Libraries to purchase over 120 titles that would

The Washington Library Association met for its Fall Conference in Yakima, Washington from October 17-20. Kyla Sweet, education and curriculum specialist for the Pacific Northwest National Resource Center on Canada, provided a presentation to a full house entitled, “Beyond Borders: Exploring Canadian Indigenous Children’s Literature and Resources.” Kyla showcased why Canadian indigenous resources are particularly

The Center, with the Center for Canadian-American Studies at Western Washington University, was awarded a four-year Title VI grant in September in part to build regional expertise on the Salish Sea. A key initiative includes support for the Social Science for the Salish Sea project, a project co-led by staff at UW EarthLab and the Puget

INDIGENOUS DIPLOMACIES AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE ARCTIC MW 9:30-11:20am | View in Time Schedule This course introduces students to international relations in the Arctic, with an emphasis on understanding them from the perspective of the region’s indigenous peoples. In this course, students will: Study dramatic environmental, economic, and social transformations in the Arctic Learn

Canadian artist, author, and trans rights activist Sophie Labelle visited the University of Washington on Wednesday, October 24 as part of a two-month long promotional tour for her bilingual web comic, Assigned Male, and her many comic books. She has recently published the first in what will be a series of young adult novels. Hosted

The Center is very pleased to welcome our new work study student, Lucas Contreras. Lucas has just started his first year at the University of Washington. His intended major is microbiology. He is interested in disease research and public health. Lucas went to Niagara Falls once as a child, and this has been his only

The Canadian Studies Center was represented alongside the rest of the Jackson School of International Studies at the Dawg Daze Student Activities Fair on September 27. Corbett Exchange Program Manager, Marion Ferguson, was on hand to greet students and introduce them to the many ways they can explore Canada through the UW – be it

Marion Ferguson joined the Canadian Studies Center in late September as the new manager for the Corbett British Columbia-Washington International Exchange Program. Marion has worked for the Jackson School of International Studies for the past year, formerly with the Center for West European Studies and the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian

In September 2018, the University of Washington Canadian Studies Center, which is housed at the UW Jackson School of International Studies, in partnership with the Center for Canadian-American Studies,Western Washington University (WWU), received over $2 million in Title VI grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education. The award includes a National Resource Center grant