Mark Turin (second from right in group photo) provided an dynamic lecture at UW covering both the Digital Himalaya Project and a new project to protect First Nations languages in the Bella Bella region in British Columbia. Mark is the Chair of the First Nations and Endangered Languages Program, Acting Co-Director at the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, and Associate Professor of Anthropology

In 2008 the UW was the first institution in the nation to award a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship for Inuktitut. Tim Pasch, the first FLAS Fellow in Inuktitut, went on to receive four more Fellowships and to achieve fluency in the language. His doctoral dissertation was on social media and its impact on

On February 22 and 23, representatives from the Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium (PNWCSC (UW Canadian Studies Center is the secretariat)) attended an excellent symposium on the Columbia River Treaty modernization, which was co-hosted by Northwest Indian College and Western Washington University. Many concerned and interested groups and officials were in attendance: Indigenous peoples, US

There is growing unrest within the geopolitical and geographic realms of the Arctic Circle. As world powers scramble to ensure their slice of the Arctic pie, the spotlight on highly decorated political leaders and large imposing institutions invariably drowns out the voice of an oft-overlooked but significant group, that of the students. The student voice

Jason Young, 2014–2016 FLAS Fellow in Inuktitut, went to Igloolik, Nunavut with instructors Mick Mallon and Alexina Kublu in the summer of 2016. Follow his experience through his photos below. (All photos credit to Jason Young.) 

Originally posted: June 2016 This summer 19 educators, representing 12 states, participated in the 38th Annual STUDY CANADA Summer Institute for K-12 Educators – an Institute dedicated to developing expertise on the Canada-U.S. relationship. TitledAcross the Salish Sea: Canada-U.S. Connections in the Pacific Northwest, educators spent time in both Seattle and Victoria developing a greater

During my five years in Europe, I still look back to my education, experiences, and teachers in the Jackson School to help me in many challenges that I face today. Whether it was living in Moldova and volunteering in a refugee center, enrolling in and finishing my master’s studies in Sweden, attending the COP21 as

Originally posted: May 2016 Early January 2015, Ian Lee was part of the inaugural group of University of the Arctic (UArctic) Student Ambassadors who traveled to Tromsø, Norway to attend the Arctic Frontiers Conference. Being the first U.S. institution to host a UArctic Student Ambassador, the UW supported Ian’s travel to the conference as part

Early morning, May 18th, 2016, past, current, and future Corbett Fellows had breakfast together at the University Club with Gary and Consuelo Corbett, who piloted the Corbett Fellowship. This breakfast is for fellows to share their experiences with one another and with the Corbetts. See photos …

Originally posted: March 2016 Coming to Canada has been the best decision of my college career. It opened my eyes to the world outside of just the states, and it’s been neat to experience life in another country. The Killam Fellowship provided me with so many more opportunities than just coming to UBC to study.