In partnership with the Association Internationale des Études Québécoises (AIEQ), the Canadian-American Center offers 50 complimentary copies of AIEQ’s new book, Le Québec, connais-tu?, to K-12 French instructors. The new book aims to provide a general overview of Québec culture and history accompanied by pedagogical activities. To learn more, or to obtain a copy of this book, please […]
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The ACQS is looking for paper proposals for the 2024 Emerging Scholars Colloquium from graduate students and junior faculty.
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The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine extends congratulations to independent cartographer, Margaret Wickens Pearce, who was recently named as one of 2023’s recipients of the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship under the Geography and Environmental Studies category. Pearce has worked extensively with the Canadian-American Center on cartographic projects producing maps such as They Would Not […]
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Our “Coming Home” maps have been recently featured in an article by Why Edmonton, “Cree entrepreneur creates new trade routes for Indigenous businesses”. Cree entrepreneur Mallory Yawnghwe stands in front of a map of Canada. It’s filled with Indigenous place names—and their meanings—from coast to coast to coast. – Why Edmonton Click here to read […]
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Canadian-American Center Affiliate, Dr. Jonathan Rubin, Professor of Economics, and director of the MCS Policy Center at the University of Maine, recently spoke with Eric Campbell, host of Ottawa’s Smart Prosperity the Podcast to discuss gas prices and electric vehicles in the Canadian economy. To hear the full podcast, visit Smart Prosperity Institute’s podcast webpage […]
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The Journal of Eastern Townships Studies/La Revue d’études des Cantons-de-l’Est published issue Number 49 with articles from the 7th Annual Colloquium on Québec Studies co-organized by the Institute on Québec Studies, SUNY Plattsburgh and Eastern Townships Resource Centre, Bishop’s University. Editors-in-Chief Christopher Kirkey of SUNY Plattsburgh and Cheryl Gosslin of Bishop’s University selected articles written […]
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Our very own cartographer Margaret Pearce was interviewed about the process and lessons of collecting Indigenous place name data for the “Coming Home to Indigenous Place Names in Canada.” Click here to read the feature article on Medium!
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A review of Coming Home to Indigenous Place Names in Canada has been published in the most recent issue of BC Studies. Click below to download a PDF of the review.
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Click here to download UMaine Fogler Library‘s most recent Canadian acquisitions. Please direct all questions and requests to the Canadian Studies librarian, Betsy Beattie.
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