In early October, Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellows in Inuktitut and doctoral students Elizabeth Wessells, Archaeology, and Ellen Ahlness, Political Science, presented at the 21st Inuit Studies Conference in Montréal. “Just as fall quarter began, I jetted from campus to attend the Inuit Studies Conference in Montréal. As a FLAS Fellow in Inuktitut,

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.

In July, Hedwige Meyer, French and Italian Studies, traveled to Montréal and Québec City to conduct a site visit to build a study-in-Québec program for UW students, and to identify colleagues and content for an educator workshop for French instructors on Québec and francophone Canada. In Québec City, she met with representatives from the Ministry

In late July 2019, the Indigenous Transboundary Summit, Esqaplh, brought together stakeholders from Canada and the United States to discuss critical transboundary issues including mining impacts on the Skagit and Columbia Rivers, environmental impacts on salmon and orca populations, and sustainable Indigenous transboundary trade and commerce. Support for this summit will inform course content for

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 May, Mick Mallon, Inuktitut instructor for the Foreign Language and Area Studies fellows, travelled to the UW to be part of a documentary being produced by the Canadian and Global Studies Centers on the Inuktitut training program and its impact on our students. Mick was interviewed by FLAS students and engaged with them

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