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Remembering the 1885 Resistance 130 Years Later
The Awards to Scholarly Publications Program (ASPP) funded the recent publication of Michel Hogue’s book Metis and the Medicine Line: Creating a Border and Dividing a People (University of Regina Press). The Federation for the Humanities and Social...
Caring Across Boundaries at Congress
The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society (the Caring Society) is thrilled to be a part of the 2015 Congress for the Humanities and Social Sciences. We invite attendees to see the “Caring Across Boundaries” photo exhibition that brings...
Dr. Ruth Panofsky: The story behind The Collected Poems of Miriam Waddington
Dr. Ruth Panofsky is Professor of English and also teaches in the Joint Graduate Program in Communication and Culture at Ryerson University. Her Collected Poems of Miriam Waddington, supported by the Awards to Scholarly Publications Program (ASPP)...
Understanding Video Games: Interview with Professor Sean Gouglas
The most economically important cultural medium out there today, a cultural touchstone for two generations of Canadians, and a fantastic medium for expression, entertainment and social commentary. This is how Professor Sean Gouglas described video...
ASPP Spotlight: Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge, by Nancy J. Turner
The two-volume book, Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge: Ethnobotany and Ecological Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples of Northwestern North America, published by McGill-Queens University Press, represents, for me, a culmination of many years of...
Ending inequalities for First Nations children and young people
Liz Smith Canada’s history is rooted in violent oppression. Our legacy of colonialism and ruthless intervention into the lives of First Nations people is not merely a distant memory, but one with continuing negative effects in contemporary society...
When science and art collide
Artists and researchers collaborate on an innovative look at biomedical science Omar Mouallem, Canada Foundation for Innovation Visit Innovation.ca for more stories about humanities and social science research supported by the Canada Foundation for...
MakerBus Magic
Jessica Dixon Many of my formitive years were spent in front of the television set watching a show that allowed me to learn about the world I live in. The MakerBus reminds me that it will never be a normal field trip. Kim Martin, Ryan Hunt and Beth...
Social sciences and humanities themes run deep in Council of Canadian Academies research
Jeff Junke, Coordinator, Social Media and Communications, Council of Canadian Academies The social sciences and humanities are an important cornerstone of Canada’s research strength. The Council knows this all too well thanks to its report, The State...