Rupert's Land Colloquium 1998
Conference Announcement and Second Call for Papers
The 1998 Rupert's Land Colloquium will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, June
5-7, 1998, and Norway House, Manitoba from June 8-10.
Registration in Winnipeg will take place on the evening of Thursday, June
4th, followed by sessions and events on June 5, 6, and 7. For those
attending the Colloquium in Winnipeg, a bus trip and two day stay in Norway
House, the major old Hudson's Bay Company trading centre and meeting place
600 kilometres to the north of Winnipeg is being arranged, with a scheduled
visit to Grand Rapids, Manitoba. Several possible local events are under
discussion with members of the Norway House First Nation. Visits to the
Norway House Museum; to Rossville, the Methodist Mission founded by James
Evans; to the old HBC cemetery; and to a nearby pictograph site are among
the possibilities, as are sessions on historic and cultural resources in and
on Norway House involving heritage professionals and participants from
Norway House and other First Nations communities in northern Manitoba.
In Winnipeg, we anticipate a visit to the Dr. Jessie Saulteaux Resource
Centre, the training centre for Native Ministry in the United Church of
Canada, in Beausejour, Manitoba.
A major theme of the 1998 Colloquium will be religious encounters with
particular attention to comparative studies and to work that assists us to
grasp multiple perspectives on four centuries of interactions among Natives
and newcomers in northern North America. Half-day sessions already proposed
include a plenary session on "Encounters at the Forks" and a Family History
panel at Norway House. As usual, however, proposals in all fields relating
to the fur trade and Native history of Rupert's Land will be welcomed. As
befits the term, Colloquium, 'talking together,' we also welcome reports on
work in progress, from anyone interested in participating.
Call for Papers
The deadline for paper titles and abstracts and session proposals is 15
December 1997. Please send your proposal in printed form (mail or fax) to:
Jennifer S.H. Brown, Director
Centre for Rupert's Land Studies
The University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
Fax: 204-774-4134
Include a title, an abstract of 100 words, and a page describing your
research interests and previous work, your education and experience, and
your institutional affiliation, if any.
We ask that all presenters become 1998 members of the Centre upon submitting
their proposals, so that they will be on the membership list to receive
further Colloquium information. Centre membership is $20.00 per year,
payable to the University of Winnipeg.
For further information and updates on the 1998 Colloquium or on the Centre
for Rupert's Land Studies, please visit our Web Site at:
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/academic/ic/rupert
Submitted by:
Peter Geller, Ph.D.
Transition Year Program, Nelson House First Nation
Mailing Address:
Keewatin Community College
504 Princeton Drive
Thompson MB R8N 0A5
Fax: (204) 677-6439
E-mail: pgeller [at] kccnet.keewatincc.mb.ca