Conference Announcement - "Aboriginal Government", Nov. 7, 8, 2008

The Native Law Centre and the University of Saskatchewan are pleased
to invite you to attend "Aboriginal Government: Giving Effect to our
Constitution Commitments", which will be held on November 7 and 8, 2008.

Join us at the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, for this
conference on one of Canada's most vital issues - the formation of
Aboriginal government. This conference will examine barriers that have
been experienced in developing Aboriginal government, seek responses
to the challenges of structure, co-ordination and accountability,
explore effective and respectful implementation processes and identify
opportunities in self-government for development.

Speakers will include:
James Tully, FRSC and John Burrows, University of Victoria
Shawn Atleo, AFN Regional Chief, British Columbia
Jean Teillet, Pape Salter Teillet
Charlie Watt, Senate of Canada
Gordon Christie, University of British Columbia
Kiera Ladner, University of Manitoba
David Newhouse, Trent University
Leroy Little Bear, University of Lethbridge

For more information and to register, please visit
www.usask.ca/nativelaw/gecc or contact Amanda Kozun at College of Law
at (306) 966-7788.

Announcement - Canadian Anthropology Society

The Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of
Victoria invites applications from scholars in Canada or abroad for
Visiting Research Fellowship appointments of up to 12 months'
duration, commencing September 2009. These non-stipendiary fellowships
provide office space (with computer and wireless Internet) and library
privileges in a congenial, retreat-like setting. Successful applicants
join other visiting, faculty and graduate student fellows in a dynamic
interdisciplinary research environment. Applications from all
disciplinary backgrounds are welcome. The deadline for applications is
January 31, 2009. Inquiries may be addressed to csrs@uvic.ca. Full
information on the fellowships is available at
http://www.csrs.uvic.ca/programs/awards.php.

Call for Aboriginal Policy Papers/Appel de communications sur la politique autochtone

Dear Recipient,

The Institute On Governance and the Aboriginal Policy Research
Network, Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status
Indians are pleased to commission a second set of papers for their new
Aboriginal policy research paper series. The first set of papers,
addressing both Métis issues and urban Aboriginal health and
governance issues, will appear on the IOG website in late fall 2008.

The deadline for proposals for the second set is September 30, 2008.
Details are outlined in the call for papers (see below), which we
would ask you to distribute within your organization or department to
ensure a broad circulation. If you have any questions, please direct
them to Jodi Bruhn at this email address.

Jodi Bruhn, PhD
Senior Researcher / Chercheure principale
Institute On Governance / Institut sur la gouvernance
122, rue Clarence Street
Ottawa ON K1N 5P6
Tel./Tél: 613-562-0092 #232
Fax/Télécopieur: 613-562-0097
jbruhn@iog.ca
www.iog.ca <http://www.iog.ca/>

APPEL DE COMMUNICATIONS
RECHERCHE EN POLITIQUE AUTOCHTONE
Le Réseau de recherche sur les politiques autochtones du Bureau de
l?Interlocuteur fédéral auprès des Métis et des Indiens non inscrits
demande des propositions de communications. Ces articles seront
publiés en partenariat avec l?Institut sur la gouvernance dans le
cadre d?une nouvelle série de rapports de recherche sur la politique
autochtone.
Le Réseau a comme mandat d?éclairer le débat sur les dossiers de
politique publique qui touchent les Métis, les Indiens non inscrits et
les Autochtones résidant hors réserve par la préparation et la
diffusion en temps opportun de rapports de recherche. L?Institut sur
la gouvernance est un groupe de réflexion sans but lucratif
fournissant une source indépendante de connaissances, de recherches et
de conseils sur les questions de gouvernance. Nos intérêts conjoints
sont dans les domaines :
? des tendances et des changements démographiques et leurs
conséquences sur les politiques publiques;
? de la gouvernance et de l?administration (y compris les conséquences
des droits à l?égalité pour les gouvernements fédéral, provinciaux,
territoriaux et des Premières nations, la participation des citoyens à
la gouvernance, favoriser la coordination des réactions
gouvernementales aux peuples autochtones);
? du développement économique et communautaire (y compris la
planification efficace communautaire et stratégique, les pratiques de
consultation pour les gouvernements et les entreprises, l?accès aux
ressources et au capital, développer des partenariats commerciaux,
l?administration des entreprises, l?éducation et la formation des
capacités, le soutien à l?entreprenariat, le rôle des femmes et des
jeunes en développement économique et communautaire);
? de la politique sociale (y compris l?éducation, la diminution de la
pauvreté, le logement, la santé physique et mentale, la justice pénale
et les services de police);
? de la politique environnementale (y compris l?utilisation des
connaissances traditionnelles dans la prise de décisions portant sur
l?environnement, les pratiques efficaces de consultation pour les
gouvernements et les entreprises, l?intégration de considérations
environnementales en planification communautaire et stratégique, la
participation autochtone à la surveillance de l?environnement, sa
gestion et son rétablissement dans les territoires traditionnels).
Les propositions décrivant la recherche prévue devraient avoir environ
450 mots (1,5 pages à un interligne et demi). Les propositions
retenues doivent produire des rapports de recherche pertinents de 4
500 à 9 000 mots (15 à 30 pages à un interligne et demi) conforme aux
normes universitaires de qualité du contenu ainsi qu?un précis de
politique d?environ 2 000 mots. Sont bienvenues les propositions de
praticiens communautaires et de groupes de recherche. Les rapports
feront l?objet d?un examen à double insu par les pairs et les auteurs
des contributions retenues recevront des honoraires. Les rapports
seront publiés au site Web de l?Institut sur la gouvernance et
pourraient aussi être publiés dans des volumes édités portant sur des
thèmes communs. Les auteurs pourraient être invités à présenter leurs
travaux à des conférences et à des colloques organisés par le Réseau.
Les rapports doivent être remis trois mois après le choix des
propositions. Les propositions doivent être présentées d?ici le 30
septembre 2008 pour publication à l?hiver/printemps 2009. Veuillez
envoyer vos propositions à Jodi Bruhn de l?Institut sur la gouvernance
à jbruhn@iog.ca.

CALL FOR PAPERS
ABORIGINAL POLICY RESEARCH
The Aboriginal Policy Research Network, Office of the Federal
Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, invites the submission
of proposals for papers. The papers will be published in partnership
with the Institute On Governance as part of the Aboriginal Policy
Research Papers series.
The Network has a mandate to inform the debate on public policy issues
that affect Métis, non-status Indians and Aboriginal people residing
off-reserve through the production and dissemination of timely
research. The Institute On Governance is a non-profit think tank that
provides an independent source of knowledge, research and advice on
governance issues. Our shared interests are in the areas of:
? Demographic trends and shifts and their implications for public policy
? Governance and administration (including implications of equality
rights for federal/provincial/territorial/First Nations governments,
citizen engagement in governance, fostering coordination in
governmental responses to Aboriginal peoples)
? Economic and community development (including effective
community/strategic planning, consultation practices for governments
and businesses, access to resources and capital, developing business
partnerships, business administration, education and skills training,
support for entrepreneurship, role of women and youth in economic and
community development)
? Social policy (including education, poverty reduction, housing,
physical and mental health, criminal justice and policing)
? Environmental policy (including use of traditional knowledge in
environmental decision-making, effective consultation practices for
governments and businesses, integrating environmental considerations
in community and strategic planning, Aboriginal involvement in
environmental monitoring, management and reclamation in traditional
territories)
Proposals outlining the intended research should be approximately 450
words (1.5 pages, 1.5 lines spaced). Proposals selected must result in
policy relevant papers of 4,500 to 9,000 words (15 to 30 pages, 1.5
lines spaced) meeting the standards of university-level scholarship as
well as a summary policy brief of approximately 2,000 words.
Submissions from community practitioners and policy-oriented think
tanks are welcome. Once completed, the papers will be subject to a
double-blind peer review. Successful contributions will be compensated
with an honorarium. The papers will be published on the Institute On
Governance website and may also be published in edited volumes
addressing common themes. Authors may be invited to present their work
at colloquia and conferences organized by the Network.
The papers are due three months after proposal selection. Proposals
should be submitted by September 30, 2008 for publication in
winter/spring 2009. Please direct proposals to Jodi Bruhn of the
Institute On Governance at jbruhn@iog.ca.

Call for Papers

For more information, please contact:

Lucie Lamarche, Incumbent of the Gordon F Henderson Chair in Human
Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

Henderson@uOttawa.ca ou llamarch@uottawa.ca

CALL FOR PAPERS ? APPEL DE COMMUNICATIONS

Feminist Perspectives on International Human Rights in Canada

Regards féministes sur le droit international des droits de la
personne au Canada

Conference

Conférence

Ottawa, March 27-29, 2009

Ottawa, 27 -29 mars 2009

Faculté de droit de l'Université d'Ottawa ?University of Ottawa,
Faculty of Law

Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne de
l'Université d'Ottawa ? University of Ottawa Human Rights Research and
Education Centre

Chaire Gordon F. Henderson sur les droits de la personne de
l'Université d'Ottawa ? University of Ottawa Gordon F. Henderson Chair
in Human Rights

Institut d'études des femmes de l'Université d'Ottawa ? University of
Ottawa Institute of Women's Studies

(Et autres partenaires à confirmer - And other partners to be confirmed )

The University of Ottawa and its partners are organizing a conference
entitled, Feminist Perspectives on International Human Rights in
Canada, which will take place in March 2009. This event marks the
importance of the contribution of international human rights law along
with its implementation, compliance, and follow-up mechanisms in the
support and affirmation of women's rights in Canada. Specifically,
papers will deal with the following:

* review, reporting, and follow-up mechanisms of the treaties
ratified by Canada;

* special procedures and rights to individual remedies;

* the link between these mechanisms and the promotion of
women's rights in Canada (effectiveness, recognition of the gender
dimension, etc ?);

* issues resulting from globalization from the perspective of
women's human rights;

* issues specifically related to sustainable development,
poverty, and trade;

* the relationship between aboriginal women and international law;

* recent advancements in employment equity and social
protection social;

* violence towards women, trafficking of women and girls,
racism and racial discrimination, and the implications of the new
security agenda on women.

Proposals must conform to the requirement of analyzing a relation
between international law and the repercussions and actual conditions
confronting women in Canada. They must also reflect a feminist
perspective or take into account the reality of social gender relations.

Deadline: October 1, 2008

Length: 500 words

Coordinates: electronic coordinates as well as a complete mailing
address and telephone number should accompany proposals.

Target population: academics, decision-makers, and representatives of
civil society in Canada and elsewhere.

Special attention and arrangements: young female researchers and professors;

Working languages and languages of communication: English and French

Intention to publish papers: YES

Forward your proposals to: Professor Lucie Lamarche, Gordon F
Henderson Chair in Human Rights: Henderson@uOttawa.ca
<mailto:Henderson@uOttawa.ca&gt; ou llamarch@uottawa.ca
<mailto:llamarch@uottawa.ca&gt;

Web site : http://www.henderson.uottawa.ca <http://www.henderson.uottawa.ca/>