My research as a FLAS Fellow and law student has allowed me to continue to study the Canadian Constitution in unique ways. Last quarter I took a Cannabis Law Seminar, which was a fascinating foray into a burgeoning field of law. Washington State is one of the first states in the nation to legalize recreational

In 2015 Jason Young, a current FLAS fellow and doctoral candidate in the Department of Geography, was awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) Grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant, which was awarded jointly by the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program and the Arctic Social Sciences Program, is designed to fund Jason’s

Originally posted: January 2016 The National Resource Centers on Canada have been involved with the annual NCSS conference in a variety of roles for more than fifteen years. As the largest association in the U.S. devoted to social studies education, it is also the single largest K-12 target audience for Canadian Studies outreach in the

Originally posted: January 2016 The Future of the Arctic is a Team Venture Summary: The re-emergence of the Arctic carries a host of political, economic, and social issues, which require careful planning and communication between international, national, subnational and local levels of governance. The potential to succeed is great, but thus far the costs have

Originally posted: October 2015 On September 17, Katie and I flew from Vancouver to Ottawa for the Killam Fall Orientation, a two-day affair where about 30 Killam Fellows met one another and a group of Fulbright Canada Scholars. The first day of events was September 18, opening with breakfast and a tour of the Parliament

Time can seem both short and a long when you participate in full French Immersion. You will be surprised, too, to hear how your voice remains your own yet sounds distinctly different in French. Thanks to a FLAS Fellowship I voyaged to Québec City this summer to participate in such a linguistic adventure. “Un grand

Originally posted: October 2015 Heather Nicol is a Professor in the Department of Geography at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario where her teaching and research focuses on geopolitics in the North American Arctic region. Nicol is a member of University of the Arctic’s thematic network, Geopolitics and Security. Her most recent publications include “Nunavut, Sovereignty,

Originally posted: October 2015 The annual STUDY CANADA Summer Institute for K-12 Educators was offered in the Pacific Northwest this year. According to one educator, “STUDY CANADA is the premiere and really only source for learning about our international relationship with Canada. A wonderfully designed program that turns into a whirlwind adventure!” Participants were treated

Originally posted: June 2015 The following is a culmination of the student comments from the their travels to Québec as part of the URBDP 498 course. These comments illustrate the value of the field course to the understanding and future research and careers of the participating students. “Taking this class provided a wonderful opportunity to

he coat that Pasch is wearing was made by Benoit approximately 25 years ago, and is designed similarly to the coats that Manitoba police used to wear from before the turn of the 20th century through to the 1950s, approximately. Buffalo coats of this type are now extremely rare in the Prairies and Pasch described