The Center for Canadian-American Studies at Western Washington University (WWU), our partner in the federally-funded Pacific Northwest National Resource Center on Canada, is pleased to announce a new team member. Lisl Schroeder joins the Center for Canadian-American Studies as program coordinator. She previously worked for Conference Services at WWU and at Canada House programs on

Affiliated faculty of the Center presented “Big Salmon River and Columbia River Treaty modernization” at the UW’s Environmental Justice Conference. On May 19, 2020, Canadian Studies Center affiliates, Stan de Mello (School of Social Work) and Morna McEachern (Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium) presented “Social Work across the 49th Parallel: Big Salmon River and Columbia

In early April the Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium held its first annual general meeting via Zoom. The Consortium has held an ann of the officers since its founding in 1986. This year was unusual. As a result of the stay-at-home order due to COVID-19, the meeting was held via Zoom. Members joined from University

By Kyla Sweet, education and curriculum K–12 specialist for the Pacific Northwest National Resource Center on Canada This July, twenty educators from across the United States met in Bellingham, WA for the Study Canada Summer Institute 2019 to experience transboundary learning along the Tribal Canoe Journey, which this year was hosted by the Lummi Nation.

On February 1, 2019, representatives of the Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium gathered at the University of Washington for the consortium’s annual meeting. The theme of this year’s meeting was “Teaching Canada, Learning Canada.” Fittingly, several students from the Canadian Studies Center were on hand to share their experiences and answer questions from the group.

The Washington Library Association met for its fall conference in Yakima, Washington, from October 17–20. Kyla Sweet, education and curriculum specialist for the Pacific Northwest National Resource Center on Canada, provided a presentation to a full house titled “Beyond Borders: Exploring Canadian Indigenous Children’s Literature and Resources.” Kyla showcased why Canadian Indigenous resources are particularly

On February 22 and 23, representatives from the Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium (PNWCSC (UW Canadian Studies Center is the secretariat)) attended an excellent symposium on the Columbia River Treaty modernization, which was co-hosted by Northwest Indian College and Western Washington University. Many concerned and interested groups and officials were in attendance: Indigenous peoples, US

The Columbia River Treaty modernization was the focus for both a very successful field course in the summer of 2015 and PNWCSC Annual General Meeting in February 2016. The Canadian Consulate in downtown Seattle hosted the meeting, which included participants from fifteen member institutions and lively discussions about myriad aspects of the Columbia River, the

Above: Jason Young (left), 2014-15 FLAS Fellow in Inuktitut and Isaac Stockdale (right), UW’s first Corbett Canada-US Fellow (01/15). The Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium (PNWCSC) held its annual meeting at the Canadian Consulate in downtown Seattle on Friday, February 6th, 2015. The program featured three affiliated students in Canadian Studies who presented their research

Above: PNWCSC Annual General Meeting Participants by Annie Banel, MPA Candidate, Evans School of Public Affairs; Canadian Studies Center Reporter Lively discussion flowed between engaging presentations at this year’s Annual General Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium. The Consulate General of Canada graciously hosted the meeting on January 31, 2014. The wide-ranging topics