The following is a listing of all Center lectures, workshops, conferences, and other activities in the 2009-10 academic year.<\/p>\n
Thanks to the tremendous support the Center receives, over 3,000 members of the university and local community, including educators, business leaders and government officials, were served through our programming in the 2009\u20132010 academic year.<\/p>\n
17 October 2009 –\u00a0International Canadian Studies Institute Impacts Conference<\/i><\/b>
\nThe conference brought together academics from 18 institutions in the Pacific Northwest (Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, British Columbia, Montana, Alberta and the Yukon) to share their current research on Canada-US policies including sustainability, the Arctic, border issues, urban planning, and the arts. The conference served to further institutional research collaborations in the region.
\nCo-sponsors: Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium, Government of Canada<\/p>\n
Conference Report<\/a><\/p>\n 21 October 2009 – “Negotiating and Implementing the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement”\u00a0<\/b> 24 October 2009 –\u00a0The Fifth Annual Qu\u00e9bec Workshop: Culture, politique et diversit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec comme sources d\u2019inspiration dans la didactique de la langue fran\u00e7aise<\/b> La r\u00e9alit\u00e9 francophone du Qu\u00e9bec en fait une r\u00e9gion d\u2019exception en Am\u00e9rique du Nord. Patrie de la seconde plus importante nation francophone dans le monde, le Qu\u00e9bec a su maintenir et d\u00e9velopper, au cours des 400 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, une identit\u00e9 culturelle qui lui est propre. Cet atelier vise deux objectifs: 1. Familiariser plus sp\u00e9cifiquement les participants \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et la culture qu\u00e9b\u00e9coises et aux relations culturelles, politiques et \u00e9conomiques qu\u2019entretiennent le Qu\u00e9bec et les \u00e9tats-Unis. 2. Faire de ces informations factuelles sur le Qu\u00e9bec des sources d\u2019inspiration pour les activit\u00e9s de didactique de la langue fran\u00e7aise des participants.<\/p>\n Workshop Schedule Sponsors: Canadian Studies Center at the University of Washington, the Center for Canadian American Studies at Western Washington University, and K-12 Study Canada.<\/p>\n 30 October 2009 –\u00a0Education for Diversity in a Global Society<\/i><\/b> 17 November 2009 – “The Impact of Homophobia on LGBT Citizens: A Canada-US Comparative Perspective”\u00a0<\/b> 8-9 January 2010 –\u00a0Fifth Annual Public Health Symposium: Canada-U.S. Academic Collaboration in the Pacific Northwest<\/i><\/b> 13-16 February 2010 – Indigenous Vision, “Cross-border Films in Native Voices,” 26 February 2010 – “Impact of World War II on Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadians: Comparative & Contemporary Perspectives,” part of the UW Day of Remembrance 26 February 2010 – “WABAN-AKI: People from Where the Sun Rises” with filmmaker Canadian Aboriginal Alanis Obomsawin<\/b> 27 February 2010 – Master Class with Alanis Obomsawin<\/b> 26-28 March 2010 –\u00a040th Linguistics Symposium on Romance Languages<\/i> 29 March 2010 –\u00a0The 5th Annual Canadian Studies Center Graduate Student Symposium<\/i>, “The Promise and Politics of the Salish Sea: Exploring Transboundary Issues”<\/b> 21 April 2010 – “The Lost Canadians”<\/b> 27 October 2009 – “The Role of Canadian Studies on the UW Campus,” by Nadine Fabbi, Associate Director<\/b> 06 November 2009 – “Boats and Killer Whales in Johnstone and Haro Straits,” Marine Naturalists’ Gear Down Workshop, by Rob Williams 2009-10 Canada-US Fulbright Chair<\/b> 10 November 2009 – “Marine Conservation in the Pacific Northwest,” by Dr. Rob Williams, 2009-2010 Canada-US Visiting Fulbright Chair<\/b> 20 November 2009 – “Qu\u00e9bec Media Coverage of the US,” by Natalie Debray, UW Department of Communication<\/b> 10 December 2009 – “An Introduction to Qu\u00e9bec History, Language and Culture,” by Natalie Debray, UW Communications<\/b> 10 February 2010 – “From Igloos to the Internet: the Inuit in the 21st Century,” by Pita Aatami, President, Makivik Corporation, Nunavik, Qu\u00e9bec<\/b> 3 March 2010 – “Marine Conservation in the Pacific Northwest: Whales, Salmon, and Sound,” by Dr. Rob Williams, 2009-2010 Canada-US Visiting Fulbright Chair<\/b> 20 April 2010 – “Indigenous Research Methodology: A Canadian Perspective”<\/b> 21 April 2010 – “Indigenous Research Methodology: A Canadian Perspective”<\/b> 22 April 2010 – “Indigenous Research Methodology: A Canadian Perspective”<\/b> 22 April 2010 – “Indigenous Research Methodology: A Canadian Perspective” 23 April 2010 – “Indigenous Research Methodology: A Canadian Perspective,”\u00a0<\/b>The Ninth Annual Symposium of Indigenous Graduate Student and Faculty Research and Scholarship at the UW 11 May 2010 – \u201cIndigenous Perspectives on Success, Responsibility, and Accountability in Higher Education\u201d<\/b> 17 May 2010 – “Family Policy at Work: Employment Benefits, Women, and Labour Force Participation in Canada”<\/b> 17 May 2010 –\u00a0<\/b>“Comparative Media Coverage of Climate Change and other Pressing Issues in the Arctic”<\/b> 17 May 2010 – “Issues in Contemporary Qu\u00e9bec Society from 1995 to the Present”<\/b> 19 May 2010 – “The Inuit and New International Communication Strategies: Spatial and Policy Activism”<\/b> 20 May 2010 – “Giving Voice to the Meaning of Diversity: A Canadian Perspective”<\/b> 25 May 2010 – “Saving Muslim Girls: The Curricular Construction of a Deficit Discourse”<\/b> 19 November 2009 – “Social Work and the 49th Parallel: How Does the Canada \/ US Border Affect Indigenous and Migrant Peoples?” with Stan De Mello, Morna McEachern and Quinton Red Eagle Smith, UW School of Social Work.<\/b> 20 November 2009 – “Toward a National Inuit Education Strategy,” by Nadine Fabbi, UW Canadian Studies Center<\/b> 08 December 2009 –\u00a0Killer Whale Energetics Research Workshop<\/i>, facilitate by Rob Williams, 2009-10 Canada-US Fulbright Chair<\/b> 17 September 2009 – “Expert Financial, Business and Legal Solutions for Canadian and American Expats,” Panel Discussion<\/b> 15-18 January 2010 –\u00a02010 MBA Canada Study Tour<\/i><\/b> 10 February 2010 – “Economic Opportunities in Canada’s Arctic Region,” by Pita Aatami, President, Makivik Corporation, Nunavik, Qu\u00e9bec<\/b> 21-26 June 2009 –\u00a0Thirty-First Annual K-12 STUDY\u00a0CANADA\u00a0Institute<\/i><\/b> 24-25 June 2009 –\u00a0Annual Summer Institute for Educators<\/i><\/b> 10 October 2009 – “Canadian Historical Fiction Circles,” by Kindra Kilgore, Hidden River Middle School<\/b> 24 October 2009 –\u00a0The Fifth Annual Qu\u00e9bec Workshop: Culture, politique et diversit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec comme sources d\u2019inspiration dans la didactique de la langue fran\u00e7aise<\/i><\/b> 12 March 2010 – “A Novel Approach to International Studies and the CBAs: Using young adult fiction to excite students in their research of Canadian historical events,” by Kindra Kilgore<\/b> 10 April 2010 –\u00a0New Decade, Renewed Engagement in World Languages<\/i>, Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers Spring Conference<\/b> 10 April 2010 – “<\/b>How French are the French Canadians? Using history to understand the unique language and cultural diversity in Quebec<\/b><\/i>“<\/b> 15 October 2009 –\u00a0A Century of Genocide in the Americas<\/i>, by Rosemary Gibbons, UW Native Voices graduate, 2006<\/b> 13-16 February 2010 – Native Americans in Film, “A Century of Genocide,” by Rosemary Gibbons, graduate, Native Voices<\/b> 4-5 January 2010 – “Ten Books Introduce the North, Inuit and Nunavut to Elementary School Children,” by Nadine Fabbi, Canadian Studies Center<\/b> 11 February 2010 –\u00a0Weekday<\/i>, with Steve Scher, KUOW<\/b> 9 September 2009 –\u00a010th Annual Canada Gala<\/i><\/b> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The following is a listing of all Center lectures, workshops, conferences, and other activities in the 2009-10 academic year. Thanks to the tremendous support the Center receives, over 3,000 members of the university and local community, including educators, business leaders and government officials, were served through our programming in the 2009\u20132010 academic year. Academic Conferences<\/p>\n
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\nby Terry Fenge, Ottawa-based Consultant
\nNunavut is the largest land claim between an Aboriginal people and state in the world. The agreement was signed in 1993 and Nunavut became a territory in 1999. Dr. Fenge discussed how this modern treaty “changed forever the face of Canada” and current opportunities and challenges.
\nCo-sponsors: UW Native Law School
\nFlyer<\/a>
\nNunavut Map<\/a>
\nInuit and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, Terry Fenge, 2007-08<\/a>
\nImplementing Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement, Terry Fenge, 2008<\/a>
\nNunavut and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, Barry Dewar, 2009<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nThis workshop will be conducted in French and is open to educators and students in teaching certificate programs or French-language programs. We are delighted to have two Professor Thierry Giasson from Universit\u00e9 Laval joining us again this year. Additional presentations will be given by Karen Boschker, teacher of French, and Louis L\u00e9ger, also an educator and an expert in traditional Acadian music. The workshop will conclude with a performance by La Famille L\u00e9ger.<\/p>\n
\n9:00 – 9:15 Registration
\n9:15 – 9:20 Welcome and Introductions
\n9:20 – 10:30 Presentation by Thierry Giasson, Universit\u00e9 Laval
\n10:30 – 10:45 Break
\n10:45 – 11:45 Presentation by Karen Boschker, High School French Teacher
\n11:45 – 12:00 Pick Up Lunch
\n12:00 – 13:00 Presentation by Thierry Giasson, Universit\u00e9 Laval
\n13:00 – 13:15 Break
\n13:15 – 14:15 Presentation by Louis L\u00e9ger, Elementary School Teacher
\n14:15 – 14:30 Workshop Conclusion and Evaluation
\n14:30 – 15:30 Performance by La Famille L\u00e9ger<\/p>\n
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\nThis day-long conference aimed to facilitate a comparative study of multicultural education across nations, including Canada. These diverse perspectives serve to enrich theory, research and practice in the U.S. Reva Joshee provided current policies and practice from the Canadian perspective.
\nCo-sponsors: UW Center for Multicultural Education, UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, UW Diversity Institute, UW Center for Curriculum Transformation
\nUWeek<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nby Douglas Janoff
\nSpecial guest Douglas Janoff, author of\u00a0Pink Blood: Homophobic Violence in Canada<\/i>, provided an overview of the struggle for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Canada. The discussion focused on the impact of homophobia on LGBT citizens on both sides of the border. Legislative staff from Olympia, as well as a volunteer attorney on LGBT Issues from the ACLU, discussed homophobia emerging from recent voter referenda and legislation.
\nCo-sponsors: UW Libraries, UW Q Center
\nFlyer<\/a>
\nUWeek<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nThe symposium brought together faculty and graduate students from UW and UBC to increase collaboration across the border and between institutions; to develop a common agenda for teaching and future research; and to explore ways to create a population research “laboratory” across borders.
\nCo-sponsors: UW School of Public Health, UBC School of Populataion and Public Health
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\n<\/b>by Angelo Baca, Independent Filmmaker, graduate of Native Voices
\nBaca, a graduate of the UW Native Voices Program, discussed the cross-border film work that is being conducted in the UW Native Voices Program.
\nCo-sponsors: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival<\/p>\n
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\n<\/b>with Masako Iino and Greg Robinson
\nGreg Robinson provided a comparative analysis of the respective treatments of Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadians during World War II, which revealed the character of law, society, and race relations in the US and Canada. Masaki Iino discussed how many Japanese Canadians tried to distance themselves from features that reminded others of their Japanese origins after the War, and speculated on the contemporary and future concerns surrounding Buddhist and Christian Japanese Canadians and Japanese Americans as they face the future.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0UW Dept of American Ethnic Studies, and the Consulate General of Japan in Seattle
\nNewsletter Article<\/a>
\nPoster<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nAlanis Obomsawin, a member of the Abenaki Nation, is one of Canada\u2019s most distinguished documentary filmmakers, visited the UW to screen and talk about her work, which embraces strong social themes and is inspired by the desire to let the voices of her people be heard. She has made over 20 uncompromising documentaries on issues concerning Aboriginal people in Canada.
\nCo-sponsors: Native Voices and Native American Students in Advanced Academia (NASAA)<\/p>\n
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\nAlanis Obomsawin ran a special master class and screened and talked in depth about her new film, which talks about the ugliness of war through the eyes of one survivor, a Canadian boy.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0Native Voices and Native American Students in Advanced Academia (NASAA)<\/p>\n
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\n<\/b>by Julia Herschensohn, Linguistics, Organizing Committee Member
\nThe conference included twelve general sessions on all aspects of Romance Linguistics including how languages in contact, such as English and French in Canada, assimilate and dissimilate to each other in phonoogy, morphology, syntax and other linguistic domains. The conference included twelve scholars from Canada including from Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec, Montr\u00e9al, Carleton University, and the University of Toronto and Ottawa.
\nCo-sponsors: UW Linguistics
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\nPoster<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nCo-chaired by Barbara Bennett, Marine Affairs, 2009-10 FLAS Fellow and Joyce LeCompte-Mastenbrook, Anthropology, 2009-10 FLAS Fellow
\nSeven affiliated graduate students of the Center presented their cross-border research on marine affairs, social work, history and anthropology all including the role of the transboundary region, the Salish Sea. Fulbright Chair, Rob Williams, provided the keynote and feedback on student research.<\/p>\n
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\nby Don Chapman, Globe and Mail, “Nation Builder of the Year,” 2007, 2008
\nChapman outlined the history of his efforts to put through new legislation regarding Canadian citizenship resulting in the “Lost Canadian Act” of April 2009. Chapman outlined some of the discriminatory measures that were in place regarding Canadian citizenship and discussed what it means to be Canadian, American, or, in some cases, stateless.
\nCo-sponsors: UW Office for Planned Giving
\nLost Canadian Website<\/a><\/p>\nLectures \/ Presentations<\/u><\/h1>\n
\nThis lecture provided UW Librarians with an introduction to the Center’s research, teaching, student outreach, and programming to facilitate a stronger relationship between the Center and the 15 UW libraries and subject librarians.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0UW Libraries<\/p>\n
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\nRob Williams presented his research on marine conservation issues in the Pacific Northwest. The presentation was part of an educational training program for members of the Salish Sea Association of Marine Naturalists.
\nCo-sponsors: Salish Sea Association of Marine Naturalists, Canada-US Fulbright Program<\/p>\n
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\nWilliams discussed his work on transboundary issues and marine conservation including killer whales, wild salmon and shipping noise. The event brought together Jackson School alumni, Canadian Studies FLAS Fellows, and UW graduate students who engaged in discussion regarding transboundary environmental management from a variety of perspectives. Pub Club is designed to build community and discussion regarding current international issues.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0UW Jackson School Career Services \/ Alumni Relations
\nFlyer<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nDebray conducted a survey this fall on Qu\u00e9bec media coverage of the US – Qu\u00e9bec’s leading economic partner. The data analysis illustrated that political coverage, public health, the economy, and entertainment have the most occurance in the media.
\nCo-sponsors: Association for Canadian Studies in the US, Qu\u00e9bec Government<\/p>\n
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\nDebray provided a background on Qu\u00e9bec for juniors and seniors in the Advanced Placement program. The presentation enabled the students to better understanding Canadian and Qu\u00e9bec history in the context of North American culture.
\nCo-sponsors: Kentridge High School<\/p>\n
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\nMr. Aatami provided an overview of the history of Nunavik and how the Inuit have gone from the ice age to the internet in just one generation. Aatami discussed Inuit leadership in global affairs particularly since climate change has focused more attention on the Arctic region.
\nCo-sponsors: UW Native Voices, UW American Indian Studies, UW American Indian Law Center
\nPoster<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nDr. Rob Williams, 2009-10 Canada-US Fulbright Visiting Research Chair, discussed his research on two transboundary issues in marine conservation: evaluating the effects of ocean noise on whales; and estimating the amount of salmon required to support resident killer whale populations.
\nCo-sponsors: JSIS NRCs, and the Canadian Consulate General in Seattle<\/p>\n
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\nby Shawn Wilson, Northern Rivers University, Australia
\nDr. Wilson provided undergraduate students in D. Hart’s\u00a0AIS 360<\/i>\u00a0Indians in Cinema\u00a0<\/i>course with a background in Canadian Aboriginal history, cross-border issues, and indigenous research methodolgy.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0UW American Indian Studies<\/p>\n
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\nby Shawn Wilson, Northern Rivers University, Australia
\nDr. Wilson provided the doctoral students in L. Ross’\u00a0AIS 501: Research Methods<\/i>\u00a0with new concepts in Canadian indigenous methodolgy including relationality, accountability, building community, providing benefits to indigenous communities, and working with research participants as co-investigators.
\nCo-sponsors: UW American Indian Studies<\/p>\n
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\nby Shawn Wilson, Northern Rivers University, Australia
\nWilson provided Canadian Indigenous research methods to students in\u00a0ANTHRO 456 Contemporary Ethnography<\/i>\u00a0taught by R. Chapman. An Indigenous paradigm comes from the fundamental belief that knowledge is relational and therefore can not be owned or discovered. Wilson discussed the Canadian and Australia approaches to these research strategies.
\nCo-sponsors: UW Anthropology<\/p>\n
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\nby Shawn Wilson, Northern Rivers University, Australia<\/b>
\nWilson provided Canadian Indigenous research methods to students in ANTHRO 469 Doing Ethnography in Dangerous Settings taught by Professor J. De Leon. An Indigenous paradigm comes from the fundamental belief that knowledge is relational and therefore can not be owned or discovered. Wilson discussed the Canadian and Australia approaches to these research strategies.
\nCo-sponsors: UW Anthropology<\/p>\n
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\n<\/b><\/i>by Shawn Wilson, Northern Rivers University, Australia
\nDr. Wilson, Opaskwayak Cree from northern Manitoba, provided the keynote speech for the annual Native American Students in Advanced Academia Symposium. He provided students and faculty with new concepts in indigenous research methodology – “strategies of inquiry” – that facilitate relationality and accountability to relationship in the research process. Wilson’s work brings together Canadian indigenous methodologies with Australian.
\nCo-sponsors: UW Native American Students in Advanced Academia; UW Graduate School; American Indian Studies; Graduate and Professional Student Senate; Associated Students of the UW; UW Alumni Association; UW Indigenous Wellness Center; Pena Charitable Trust
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\nProgram<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nby Michelle Pidgeon, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
\nDr. Pidgeon shared her current research project that examines how universities and colleges can become more successful places for Indigenous peoples. Moving away from common deficit discourses about Aboriginal post-secondary students, she draws from Indigenous research and theoretical perspectives in Canada to reframe the conversation to focus on issues of institutional transformation through Indigenous understandings of success, responsibility, and accountability.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0UW Education, Tacoma<\/p>\n
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\nby Michael J. Prince, University of Victoria
\nPrince examined the role of Employment Insurance (EI) policy in Canada and its objective to encourage long-term labour market attachment by providing temporary income support during absences from work due to life and family events. In 2006-07, these programs paid $3.8 billion in benefits. Women account for approximately 72 per cent of all claims. These benefits specifically address family life situations for working Canadians.
\nCo-sponsors: UW School of Social Work; UW West Coast Poverty Center
\nFlyer<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nby Joel Plouffe, Visiting Qu\u00e9bec Professor, Western Washington University
\nDr. Plouffe provided an overviw of media representations of climate change issues in Arctic Canada for students in N. Debray’s course, COM 321\/POLSCI 330 – Communication in International Relations.<\/p>\n
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\nby Joel Plouffe, Visiting Qu\u00e9bec Professor, Western Washington University
\nDr. Plouffe provided an overviw of contemporary Qu\u00e9bec history and current political issues for students in N. Debray’s course, COM 495 – Special Topics – Film, Culture and Society (Quebec Film).<\/p>\n
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\nby Nadine Fabbi, Canadian Studies Center
\nThe presentation provided students in COM 321\/POLSCI 330 Communication and International Relations with insights into the emerging role of the Inuit in international affairs. Fabbi outlined new international relations theories and how groups, such as the Inuit, are employing these theories to their benefit. Students were provided with recently published Inuit maps.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0UW Communication<\/p>\n
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\nby Ozlem Sensoy, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
\nSensoy discussed videos created by 7th grade students in a Vancouver public school. Students use the videos to explore and give meaning to their experience living with racism, classism, and sexism. Students enrolled in B EDUC Multicultural Education taught by C. Banks, also participated in the lecture.
\nCo-sponsors: UW Education, Bothell<\/p>\n
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\nby Ozlem Sensoy, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
\nThe presentation focused on Canadian author Deborah Ellis’ book\u00a0The Breadwinner<\/i>, a popular young adult novel about a Muslim girl in Taliban-run Afghanistan, and a book embraced by Canadian and U.S. teachers and schools particularly since 9\/11. The presentation examined the sociopolitical context in which Muslim girls are constructed as the objects of Western interventions on a range of military, economic, humanitarian and educational fronts. The presentation was also part of the course T EDUC Diversity and Education taught by A. Henry.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0UW Education, Tacoma<\/p>\nConference Panels \/ Papers<\/u><\/h1>\n
\nThis panel focused on the Canada-US border and how heightened security measures are impacting individuals, families and communities. Recommendations were made that would enhance national security while not challenging community cohesion in border regions.
\nCo-sponsors: Association for Canadian Studies in the US<\/p>\n
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\nThis paper outlined that during this period of heightened focus and concern in the Arctic region internationally, the Inuit having a marked impact on Arctic foreign policy in general, and educational policy in particular. Arctic institutions of higher education will be educating the next generation of leaders who will be resolving sovereignty issues and interests in natural resources, therefore attention to new policy initiatives is critical.
\nCo- sponsors:\u00a0Association for Canadian Studies in the US<\/p>\n
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\nSix scientists met to estimate the nutritional requirements of killer whales, in order to better understand their role in marine ecosystems and to inform salmon fishery management plans to promote killer whale conservation. Scientists included facilitator, Rob Williams; David Rosen, Marine Mammal Research Unit, University of British Columbia; Trevor Branch, UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS); Dawn Noren, Northwest Fisheries Science Centre; Martin Krkosek, UW SAFS; and, Erin Ashe, Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
\nCo-sponsors: Canada-US Fulbright Program<\/p>\nBusiness Events<\/u><\/h1>\n
\nThe program provided expertise in business formation, financial planing, investment management, and individual and state planning for regional business leaders and the general public.
\nCo-sponsors: Canada-American Society, Trade Development Alliance of Seattle, HSBC Pacific Partners
\nProgram<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nThe 4th Annual Canada Study Tour introduced 20 UW MBA students to Canadian businesses, business leaders, the US trade commissioner, Canada Export Centre, Port Metro Vancouver, and the Microsoft Canada Development Centre. The visit enhanced MBA student understanding of the Canada-US trade relationship. In addition, students met with colleagues at the UBC Sauder School of Business to increase UW-UBC collaboration.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0UW Global Business Center, Foster School of Business
\nStudy Tour Program<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nMr. Aatami provided a background on the history of the Inuit of Nunavik the Makivik Corporation that administers the compensation funds from the James Bay and Northern Qu\u00e9bec Agreement. The roundtable served to foster trade relations between Arctic Canada and the Seattle region. Guests included representatives from businesses, the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, the Wilburforce Foundation, the Washington State Department of Commerce, and the Canadian Consulate.
\nCo-sponsors: Greater Seattle Trade Development Alliance
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\nWebsite<\/a>
\nPodcast<\/a>\u00a0[mp3]<\/p>\nProfessional Development for Educators<\/u><\/h1>\n
\nThis lecture was part of the 31st Annual K-12 STUDY CANADA Institute. The lecture introduced educators to Inuit history and governance movements in Canada, the 2010 Olympic logo design of the inuksuk and what this means for national sympolism and even Arctic sovereignty.
\nCo-sponsors: Pacific Northwest National Resource Center for the Study of Canada, Center for Canadian-American Studies, Western Washington University
\nProgram<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nDr. Emma Norman, Program on Water and Governance, University of British Columbia, provided an overview of trans-boundary water issues in the region as part of the two-day institute,\u00a0Liquid Planet: Exploring Global Water Issues.<\/i>
\nCo-sponsors: Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Outreach Centers
\nProgram<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nKindra, a graduate (2007) and Teacher Associate of K-12 STUDY CANADA, demonstrated how to use Canadian historical literature to meet the Washington State Classroom Based Assessement “Dig Deep.” Kindra has been employing the Canadian literature lit circles in her Grade 7 class for the last two years.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0Washington State Council for Social Studies<\/p>\n
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\nThis workshop familiarized teachers to the culture of Qu\u00e9bec, as well as to cultural, political, and economic US-Qu\u00e9bec relations. Teachers were able to utilize what they learned to create lessons for their students that introduced both Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois culture and language into the classroom.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Western Washington University, UW in the High School Program
\nFlyer<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nThis presentation demonstrated how literature circles can be used to meet the state requirements for assessment in Social Studies, called the CBA or Classroom Based Assessment. Students read novels based on Canadian historical events, research their event using primary resources, then present their research using technology.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0Washington State Council for Social Studies (WSCSS)<\/p>\n
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\n70 educators, including 28 French teachers, attended this spring conference for sessions on world languages. The conference included a bilingual session on Quebecois culture, a session on the Makah language among First Nations groups, a session on incorporating English in the classroom, techniques for teaching French grammar and phonetics, and more.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers (WAFLT), American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
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\nby Natalie Debray, Communication
\nEducators of French were introduced to the special Canadian province of Quebec, including its history, language, media, and relationship to France. Presentation in both English and French. Twenty French teachers attended this session.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers (WAFLT), American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)<\/p>\nCultural Events<\/u><\/h1>\n
\nCenter Chair, Daniel Hart, and Luana Ross, UW Women Studies, provided an historic overview and introduction to the Gibbons’ film that tells the history of residential schools in Canada. The presentation\/screening introduced students, faculty and community members to aboriginal issues on both sides of the border and what measures are taking place to promote Aboriginal educational models.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0UW Native Voices, KSKC Public Television, Salish Kootenai College<\/p>\n
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\nBaca, a graduate of the UW Native Voices Program, screened and discussed the history covered in Gibbon’s film on residential schooling in Canada.
\nCo-sponsors: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival<\/p>\nMedia and Internet<\/u><\/h1>\n
\nIn Spring 2010, PaperTigers, our website and blog about multicultural children’s literature, whose goal is to promote cross-cultural understanding through books, focused on children’s books by Canadian Aboriginal authors and illustrators including an article by N. Fabbi on the most compelling books in Inuit literature.
\nBlog<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nSteve Sher interviewed Pita Ataami, President of the Makivik Corporation, Nunavik, Canada about the role of the Inuit in instituting self-governance across Canada’s Arctic region, and about land rights in Canada and the implications of climate change on Aboriginal leadership in the circumpolar world.<\/p>\nCenter Meetings and Receptions<\/u><\/h1>\n
\nThe Canada Gala brings together members from the business community, government and academia to build the relationship between Canada and the US in the region and to provide a networking opportunity. Most importantly, the Gala serves to raise funds for the Canada-America Scholarship that sends approximately six students to Canada for a quarter annually.
\nCo-sponsors:\u00a0Canada-America Society, Canadian Consulate General Seattle, Orca Creative Group, PCL Construction Services, School savings<\/p>\n