Call for Papers: The Power of Traditional Use Studies in British Columbia

> Call for Papers: The Power of Traditional Use Studies in British Columbia
>
> Traditional use studies have been underway in many British Columbia
> aboriginal communities for over a decade. These studies have been applied
> in a wide range of contexts, from the more common referral response support,
> to the establishment of boundaries and working overlap agreements between
> neighbouring First Nations, to their use in proactive land use planning (at
> local and strategic levels), to demonstrating use and occupancy in the
> context of aboriginal title litigation and specific claims. The papers in
> this session will draw on specific cases of how these studies have been
> conducted and how they have been used, to critically examine the power of
> traditional use studies in the dynamic of aboriginal relations with the
> state, and between and within individual aboriginal communities.
>
> Northwest Anthropological Conference
> Victoria, BC (Marriott Hotel, downtown)
> 23th-26th April, 2008
>
> http://nwac.2008.googlepages.com/
>
> NWAC includes anthropological research in northwestern North America, and
> the research of Pacific Northwest anthropologists working elsewhere in the
> world. Presentations are usually scheduled as 20 minute presentations
> (including questions).
>
> Deadline for paper title January 15th (submit to session organizer Brian
> Thom: bthom@uvic.ca) .
> Deadline for paper abstract Feb 15th. (Submit via online form at, with copy
> of session organizer)
> http://nwac.2008.googlepages.com/CallforPapersandPosters.doc
>
> Registration costs
> Regular: $85.00 Canadian
> Student: $45.00 Canadian