La recherche de la musique traditionelle dans la région de la Lanaudière Friday, March 6, 2009 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Burke Room, Burke Museum University of Washington, Seattle Campus It takes a special blend of musical flair to create memorable songs that speak to familiar rhythms of the past. Welcome to the original and

Originally Posted: Spring 2009 The Canadian Studies Center recently partnered with the Native Voices program and the other Jackson School Outreach Centers to bring the first Native Voices alum, Rosemary Gibbons, back to Seattle to discuss her award-winning documentary film, A Century of Genocide in the Americas: The Residential School Experience, at the Ninth Annual

Above: De Temps Antan, made up of Québec’s best musicians, gave a rousing performance at the University of Washington. From left, Éric Beaudry, André Brunet, and Pierre-Luc Dupuis. For lovers of Canadian music, the first weekend in March brought two opportunities to celebrate the melodies of neo-traditional and Celtic Canadian music, with a lecture by

Above: Mikhail Alexseev, Political Science, San Diego State University, points out that within the next few years the Northern Sea Route that follows the Russian coastline (see background map), could be open for shipping. This would significantly reduce transportation costs and is one reason for the enhanced interest in the Arctic. This Winter Quarter several