SISCA 356: The Ideological Distinctness of Québec in North America: Surveys, Authors, Institutions and History Professor Couture was the 2004-2005 Fulbright Professor at the Canadian Studies Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. He is the author of eight books including, L’Alberta et le multiculturalisme francophone,(Edmonton, CEC, 2002), Discours d’Étienne Parent(Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2000), Pierre

Aboriginal Identities, Spiritual Borderlands, and Cultural Exchange Across the Canadian-American Pacific Northwest Dr. Neylan’s historical research project explored the British Columbia/Washington state border as a permeable zone of spiritual exchange among Salishan Aboriginal peoples. Dr. Neylan is interested in the Pacific Northwest borderlands, and how religious ideas, both old beliefs and new, were disseminated from

Originally posted: April 2006 Loretta Sarah Todd (Cree, Metis), is an internationally acclaimed director and a writer of scholarly articles. She has also worked as a producer and researcher on many film and video projects. Through her films, Loretta endeavours to reach people emotionally, spiritually, physically, intellectually, and mentally. She believes that the role of

Originally posted: Feb. 2006 Alanis Obomsawin, a member of the Abenaki Nation, is one of Canada’s most distinguished documentary filmmakers. Her work embraces strong social themes and is inspired by the desire to let the voices of her people be heard. She has made over 20 uncompromising documentaries on issues concerning Aboriginal people in Canada.

Napoléon Lajoie – Québec’s Greatest Baseball Player – and Canada-US Identity Claude Couture is Professor of Social Sciences and Canadian Studies at the Faculté Saint-Jean (French Campus) of the University of Alberta in Canada, and spent the 2004-2005 academic year as Fulbright Professor at the Center. He is the author of numerous books including, Pierre Elliott

This multidisciplinary conference allowed Graduate Students whose work touches on Québécois society a rare opportunity to present their research to specialists in Canadian Studies, official representatives of Quebec, and professors in various disciplines. This event was organized by the Affiliated Graduate Students of the University of Washington Canadian Studies Center and funded/supported by the Québec

Impact of Border on Indigenous Peoples in Canada and the US Lyana Patrick, Canada-US Fulbright Scholar, recently completed her MA in Indigenous Governance at the University of Victoria and for the next seven months will participate in graduate classes in documentary filmmaking through the UW Native Voices Program. Patrick is working on a documentary film

Migration, Borders and Ethics in Canada and the US Yasmeen Abu-Laban is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. Her research interests center on the Canadian and comparative dimensions of gender and ethnic politics, nationalism and globalization, diversity and public policy, and citizenship theory. She is the co-author

The Douglas Jackson Canadian Studies Undergraduate Scholarship Fund was launched in Fall 2003 in celebration of Professor Jackson’s 80th birthday and to honor his founding of the Canadian Studies Center and his years of service to both the Center and the University of Washington. The scholarship was first implemented during the 2004-05 academic year and