Jackson School News: Canadian Studies

Arctic Indigenous Economies in Canada

In early November 2016, the Center hosted a workshop – Arctic Indigenous Economies in Canada – with the Korean Maritime Institute. Six guests from across Arctic Canada provided insights into

FLAS Fellow David Inman Writes About Studying Nuuchahnulth on Vancouver Island

David Inman, a PhD candidate in Linguistics, was awarded a Summer 2016 Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship to study Nuuchahnulth, a language spoken along the west coast of

Inuktitut 101 with Elena Bell

Elena Bell, a PhD student in International Studies, was awarded Summer 2016 and Academic Year 2016-17 Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships by the Canadian Studies Center.  She spent

Canadian Studies Courses Fall 2016

Toward Arctic Futures – A New Video Featuring Insights from Key Leaders

Toward Arctic Futures is a 30-minute film featuring the insights of four of the participants from the Center’s One Arctic April workshop including the former head of the Inuit Circumpolar

Learning Inuktitut in ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ (Igloolik)

Jason Young, a UW doctoral student in Geography, was awarded a Summer 2016 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship by the Canadian Studies Center.  He is spending his summer

Canada FLAS Fellow Beth St. Clair writes about her experience as a law student

The Canadian Studies Center has published a first-person post by FLAS fellow Beth St. Clair, who writes about her experience studying comparative U.S.-Canada tax policy and cannabis law. Foreign Language

Canadian Studies Courses – Spring 2016

Arctic policy: Report explores Quebec-Indigenous relationship as a global model

One of the most significant developments in the Canadian Arctic in recent decades has been the political mobilization of Inuit peoples across this vast region. – Gary N. Wilson (In

IPI graduate researcher, B. Ray, investigates non-Arctic nation-states and Indigenous participation on the Arctic Council

The Future of the Arctic is a Team Venture Summary: The re-emergence of the Arctic carries a host of political, economic, and social issues, which require careful planning and communication