The Center welcomes Scott Montgomery, Jackson School of International Studies, to the Arctic Studies faculty. His first course, ARCTIC 200, filled to capacity with an enrollment of 50 undergraduate students. The Arctic has emerged in the 21st century as one of the most dynamic and unique regions in global geopolitics. Roughly the size of Africa,

Nadine Fabbi’s research paper, “Inuit Foreign Policy and International Relations in the Arctic,” was just-published as a chapter in the Handbook of the Politics of the Arctic edited by L. C. Jensen and G. Hønneland. Politics of the Arctic book addresses how the Arctic has once again become one of the leading issues on the international foreign policy agenda,

Professor Fritz Wagner gave an engaging and inspiring talk to 23 graduate students about a host of planning issues within the United States and Canadian contexts, drawing from his extensive experience in both countries as well as his practical knowledge of urban issues facing nations around the world, especially middle eastern countries where he was

by Charlotte Coté and Dian Million, American Indian Studies Tribal community member’s food booths (11/14) In late September UW’s American Indian Studies Department held their second annual symposium entitled, The Living Breath of Wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ: Indigenous Ways of Knowing Cultural Food Practices and Ecological Knowledge. The symposium brought together internationally renowned speakers from the United States and

by Quintard Taylor, History The Canada Project is the latest effort by BlackPast.org, the largest free and unrestricted website resource currently on the internet dedicated to the promotion of African Americans and Global African history. This project links hundreds of entries and articles on the website to appropriate provinces and territories in Canada. Each province has

by Quintard Taylor, History Quintard Taylor, UW Professor, History The Canada Project is the latest effort by BlackPast.org, the largest free and unrestricted website resource currently on the internet dedicated to the promotion of African Americans and Global African history. This project links hundreds of entries and articles on the website to appropriate provinces and territories

Fall 2014 Graham Allan, Professor at the Environmental and Forest Sciences and Chemical Engineering, is currently working on a page for Consulting and Specifying Engineerabout creativity and innovation applicable to Canada. Katie Bunn-Marcuse, Assistant Director of the Bill Holm Center, is currently in charge of an exhibit called Here & Now: Native Artists Inspired at the

Nadine Fabbi, Managing Director of the Center, served as a panelist for the above symposium sponsored by the Border Policy Research Institute and Center for Canadian-American Studies at Western Washington University. The title of her talk was, “Permanent Participants and the passing of the chairmanship of the Arctic Council to the United States.” Program One

by Annie Banel, Graduate Student, Evans School of Public Affairs, Canadian Studies Reporter We are pleased to announce our new affiliated faculty member, Dr. Jody Deming, Walters Endowed Professor, Oceanography and Astrobiology. Dr. Deming served on the committee to establish the interdisciplinary Arctic Minor and she was recently featured in the Future of Ice lecture

Director Vincent Gallucci was at the Chinese Foreign Affairs University (CFAU) for a two week visit to study the Chinese motivations for an interest in becoming permanent observer members of the Arctic Council. Several individual interviews were carried out as well as a roundtable discussion including an adviser to the foreign minister of Iceland, Kristijn