Dr. Andrew Chater, Brescia University, served as UW’s Canada Fulbright Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies in winter and spring quarters 2019. Below are photos from a number of Andy’s activities during his residency at UW. Dr. Chater’s research analyzes the role of Arctic Indigenous peoples on the Arctic Council, the major international institution for the

Staff at Inhabit Education in Toronto studying Inuktitut via the Center’s Inuktitut module.

Western Washington University’s Huxley College of the Environment runs a year-long speaker series featuring a wide range of guest lecturers to address topics of environmental concern. This free series is open to the public and is designed to bring together environmentally minded members of the WWU and Bellingham communities. This winter quarter, Huxley is partnering

Western Washington University’s Canada House is buzzing with excitement over the upcoming CANADA WEEK! Scheduled for March 4–9, 2019, CANADA WEEK makes its return to Western’s campus after a few years’ hiatus with a list of exciting campus and community-wide events. There will be a film series, including a screening of Zachary Richard, toujours batailleur and

The Pacific Northwest National Resource Center on Canada teamed up with the Northeast National Resource Center to participate in the annual meetings of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) held in Chicago in November 2018. Kyla Sweet, the Pacific Northwest NRC K-12 education and curriculum specialist, worked with Betsy Arntzen, University of Maine,

By Siôn Romaine, Canadian Studies Librarian The Globe and Mail archives now available Thanks to the generous support of the Kenneth S. and Faye G. Allen Library Endowment, the Libraries now has perpetual online access to The Globe and Mail newspaper’s digital archives back to 1844. The paper, considered Canada’s “Newspaper of Record,” remains one

Leslie King, professor of environment and sustainability at Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia, provided this year’s Stefansson Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Scandinavian Studies, the Stefansson Institute for Arctic Studies in Akureyri, Iceland, the Institute for Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College, and the Canadian Studies Center. Professor King reminded the audience

Ellen Ahlness, political science, FLAS Fellow, Inuktitut, 2018–19 I am working toward my PhD in political science. My research looks at the role of nonstate actors in global politics. Specifically, I analyze the role of Arctic Indigenous organizations and their influence on international organizations, primarily the Arctic Council. Therefore, it is very important to me

The Canadian Studies Center works with many local and international organizations to bring a greater understanding of Canada to the public. Last fall, the Center partnered again with the Lifetime Learning Center to offer a presentation on Canada’s role in the Arctic as part of an eight-week course titled “The Last Place on Earth: The

From a News Release for Brescia University College, September 24, 2018 London, ON – How much more impact could Indigenous Peoples have if their voices were more broadly heard when it comes to international decision making? This question is what Brescia faculty member Dr. Andrew Chater will examine firsthand when he visits the University of