On April 19, 2018, UW’s Canadian Studies Center joined the London-based international think tank Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) in co-hosting the 7th High-Level Dialogue on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Arctic during the 2018 Arctic Encounter Symposium, the largest annual Arctic conference in the United States, held at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center

The Inuit in Canada have had significant influence in shaping Canada’s first foreign policy on the North as well as subsequent domestic and even international policies that impact the circumpolar region. Inuit in Canada were involved in the many meetings leading up to the formation of the Arctic Council and continue to play a role

To those UW students thinking about studying Inuktitut, I give you the words of professor Mick Mallon, renowned Canadian linguist, on “casual” Inuktitut learning: “‘Picking up’ Inuktitut would be like would be like putting together an IKEA space rocket kit.” Any beginner will quickly discover a complex language with a precise grammar completely unrelated to

Indigenous planning has emerged as one of the most dynamic sites for the negotiation of Indigenous and settler relations. Today a number of Canadian universities offer specialized courses and areas of concentration in First Nations planning. At UW’s Department of Urban and Design and Planning PhD symposium in early May, Leonie Sandercock screened her film

“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

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

The Pacific Northwest National Resource Center on Canada (including the Canadian Studies Center at the University of Washington and Center for Canadian-American Studies at Western Washington University) paired up with the Northeast Resource Center to participate in the annual meetings of the National Council for the Social Studies held in San Francisco in November 2017.

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

After participating in the Model Arctic Council in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 2016 and in Hanover, New Hampshire, in 2017, I knew that the best way to teach the Arctic to students would be to conduct a smaller version of the Model Arctic Council in my course, ARCTIC 200. I provided students with some background in