<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">The 50th Algonquian Conference</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-style:italic">(La version française apparaît ci-dessous.)</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit">The 50th Algonquian Conference will be held in Edmonton at the University of Alberta, from Thursday, October 25th to Sunday October 28th, 2018.</p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">The conference is co-organized by the University of Alberta, the University of Lethbridge, First Nations University of Canada, and the Maskwacîs Education and Schools Commission.</p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">This conference is an international meeting for indigenous and non-indigenous scholars and community members to share research relating to Algonquian peoples, the largest First Peoples group in Canada. Fields of interest include anthropology, archaeology, art, biography, education, ethnography, ethnobotany, folklore, geography, history, language education, linguistics, literature, music, indigenous studies, political science, psychology, religion and sociology.</p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">The Conference will open on the evening of Thursday, October 25 with a welcome reception. Regular conference sessions will take place from Friday morning to Sunday noon.</p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Call for Papers</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit">If you are interested in making a presentation, please send a title and abstract of maximum 300 words to the following address: <a href="mailto:alg50@ualberta.ca" target="_blank">alg50@ualberta.ca</a></p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">The subject line of your e-mail must read “Algonquian Conference” and the text of your e-mail message must include your name, postal address, institutional and/ or tribal affiliation and telephone number as well as the e-mail address of each speaker.</p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Please indicate your requirements for audio-visual equipment. The deadline for submission of abstracts is September 5, 2018.</p><hr style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:content-box;height:1px;overflow:visible;background-color:rgb(152,167,221);border:0px;margin-bottom:1.5em;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Le 50e Congrès des Algonquinistes</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit">Le 50e Congrès annuel des Algonquinistes aura lieu à l’Université de l’Alberta du jeudi 25 octobre au dimanche 28e octobre 2010.</p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Le congrès est co-organisé par l’Université de l’Alberta, l’Université de Lethbridge, First Nations University of Canada et Maskwacîs Education and Schools Commission.</p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Ce congrès réunit les chercheurs et chercheuses autochtones et non-autochtones de plusieurs pays et de divers horizons disciplinaires qui s’intéressent aux populations algonquiennes, lesquelles constituent le groupe autochtone le plus nombreux au Canada. Les domaines comprennent l’anthropologie, l’archéologie, les arts, l’éducation, l’ethnographie, l’ethnobotanique, le folklore, la géographie, l’histoire, les langues et l’éducation, la linguistique, la littérature, la musique, les études autochtones, les sciences politiques, la psychologie, la religion et la sociologie.</p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Le Congrès débutera le jeudi 25 octobre en soirée avec un cocktail de bienvenue. Les communications commenceront le vendredi dans la matinée et se poursuivront jusqu’au dimanche midi.</p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Appel à communication</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit">Les personnes qui souhaitent faire une présentation sont priées d’envoyer un titre et un résumé d’au plus une page à l’adresse suivante: <a href="mailto:alg50@ualberta.ca" target="_blank">alg50@ualberta.ca</a></p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">L’en-tête de votre message courriel doit porter la mention CONGRÈS DES ALGONQUINISTES. Le texte de votre message doit inclure toutes vos coordonnées: nom, institution ou affiliation tribale, ainsi que les adresses électroniques de tous les coprésentateurs.</p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(30,39,71);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">N’oubliez pas de nous faire part de vos besoins en termes d’appareils audio-visuels et électroniques. La date limite de soumission des résumés est le 5 septembre 2018.</p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_-1370841295941106941gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="garamond, serif" size="2">Atticus Harrigan</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="garamond, serif" size="2">PhD Student | Department of Linguistics | University of Alberta<br></font><font face="garamond, serif">Real World Address: 4-32 Assiniboia Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E7</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="garamond, serif">Web Address: <a href="http://a.ttic.us" target="_blank">a.ttic.us</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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