Above: From left, Consul General of Canada, Denis Stevens, and presenters Tony Penikett, Sari Graben, and Vincent Gallucci. by Melissa Croce, Intern, Jackson School of International Studies On May 30, scholars, students, and interested citizens gathered at the University Club, united by an interest in the increasingly complex topic of the Arctic. Organized by the

Above: Emily Yu, student curator, poses beside one of Pottle’s Foodland Security photographs. by Emily Yu, Student Curator, UW Undergrad Foodland Security, a photography exhibit by Inuk artist, Barry Pottle from Canada’s Nunatsiavut, was on display in the Allen Library through the month of May. The exhibit included 15 images or photographs including images of food

Above: Joe Yrechetta, UW Native Organization of Indigenous Scholars, Co-President. by Augustine McCaffery, Academic Affairs and Planning, The Graduate School and Advisor, Native Organization of Indigenous Scholars Alan Parker (Chippewa Cree Nation), Director, Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute at The Evergreen State College, was the keynote speaker. He established the first Master of Public Administration

The University of Washington Canadian Studies Center congratulates former graduate assistant Leoule Goshu for graduating the rigorous Harvard Kennedy School of Government Master of Public Policy program! Mr. Goshu is grateful for his years of service working with the Canadian Studies Center. Leoule says: “Nadine Fabbi and the Canadian Studies Center opened research opportunities, skills

Timothy Pasch, first FLAS Fellow in Inuktitut in the nation (2005-08), is now an Assistant Professor, Communication, University of North Dakota, and was just appointed to the board of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States. The Canadian Studies Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, has profoundly influenced my scholarly and professional

Ross Coen is a first-year Ph.D. student in the History Department where he is studying fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean, in particular the intersections of environment, technology, and politics in how fisheries are utilized and managed. He intends to examine the diplomatic relationships between Canada, Japan, and the United States concerning salmon fishing in

Jill Woelfer, doctoral candidate at the Information School and 2011-12 Fulbright Fellow, is focusing her research on homeless youth in Canada and the United States. The Music is My Life exhibition is part of her study. Music is My Life is an art show of drawings and stories by 129 homeless young people, aged 15-25. The drawings and

The Canadian Studies Center was just awarded an Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) Fund for the Arts Grant to host an exhibit on food sovereignty by Inuk photographer, Barry Pottle. The Fund for the Arts Grant will enable the Center to host the exhibitFoodland Security in Spring Quarter 2013. The exhibit