As an exchange student from the University of British Columbia at the University of Washington this academic year, I’ve had highs and lows and done some exploring of our beautiful Pacific Northwest. I wouldn’t trade these experiences for anything! I remember my first day here thinking that the cultures would be so similar that I

“Ukiuqta’qtumi Hivuniptingnun: One Arctic, One Future,” written by Nadine Fabbi, Canadian Studies Managing Director; Jason Young, former Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow in Inuktitut; and Eric Finke, independent scholar, was recently published in the book One Arctic: The Arctic Council and Circumpolar Governance (2017). The chapter and book are an outcomes of a two-day workshop

Winter quarter is host to a unique elective for the Arctic minor—ARCTIC 391: Climate Change – An International Perspective: Science, Art, and Activism—a class that explores climate change and its implications for the people, landscape, and countries of the Arctic, mainly Canada, Russia, and the Scandinavian countries. Students from the Henry M. Jackson School of

Don’t have Netflix or Hulu? Try the National Film Board of Canada’s CAMPUS online streaming service! CAMPUS provides access to approximately 1,700 NFB films that are available only to CAMPUS subscribers, both on and off campus. A further 3,500 NFB films are freely available online! A wide-range of topics related to Canada and world events

Kyla Sweet is the new Education and Curriculum K–12 Specialist for the Pacific Northwest National Resource Center on Canada (joining the Canadian Studies centers at UW and Western Washington University). Kyla, who is bilingual, grew up in Alberta and spent a number of years in Vancouver. After marrying an American, at a wedding complete with

February 2, 2018, members of the Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium gathered on the UW Campus to discuss the current state of the Consortium and future activities and to share research. Below are a few photos from the meeting.

Affiliated faculty, Katie Bunn-Marcuse, received a National Endowment for the Humanities-Mellon Fellowship for Digital Publication, for her project centered in the Kwagiulth First Nation entitled, “A Collaborative Reframing of Franz Boas’s Documentation of the Kwakiutl First Nation in 1930.” View announcement. Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse, PhD is the curator of Northwest Native art and director of the Bill Holm Center for the

Inuktitut instructor, Mick Mallon and students of Winter 2018 work on the production of the Inuktitut Module.

Mark Mallory, 2017-18 UW Canada Fulbright Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies, works in Nunavut, a territory in Arctic Canada, where he and his family lived from 1999-2011. His work there has ranged from censusing and tracking birds to examining contamination of wildlife and soils, to collecting snow to examine mercury flux at -54°. Aside from

Emily Schifferling is the new Corbett Canadian Studies Program Manager. She is excited to build a vibrant and robust study abroad fellowship through the Corbett British Columbia–Washington International Exchange Program. Emily aims to facilitate a deeper understanding of the differences and similarities between American and Canadian cultures, and is committed to increasing student involvement and