 "Copper Mill teacher named Louisiana History Teacher of Year" ... by Frances Y. Spencer, Contributing Writer, The Advocate (August 4, 2020)
News and Reflections: SSHRC Insight Grant, entitled “Métis Acadians," awarded! -- July 29, 20207/29/2020
 AAMS member Sébastien Mallet has been awarded an over two hundred-thousand-dollar grant from Social Sciences and Human Rights Council Insight. He also has an impressive line of collaborators: Anthropologists, Drs. Michel Bouchard (UNBC), Siomonn Pulla (Royal Roads University) and Denis Gagnon (University of Saint-Boniface). From the announcement: "As an associate professor of Law and Legal Studies, Sebastien Malette has focused on unrecognized Métis and non-status Indigenous communities in the Eastern provinces of Canada. He is the co-author of three books on the subject, including his latest, entitled Bois-Brulés: The untold story of the Métis of Western Québec (UBC, 2020)." Visit here to learn more: https://carleton.ca/fpa/2020/insight-grants-2020-the-case-of-metis-acadians/
 This announcement is for free workshops to be given in Acadian French. Topics are "How to use virtual technology and the Internet" plus workshops on mental health. The workshops start July 27th 2020 and run for four weeks. More information can be found within the links provided and the attached.
This announcement is of local interest to Southwest Nova Scotia and points specifically to Acadians of Clare and Argyle municipal districts.  News and Reflections: "Canada joins international group of 22 countries to protect oceans" ... by Bob Weber, CBC (July 9, 2020)
"Geoparks in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland earn official UN designations" ... by Canadian Press (July 10, 2020) "https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/geoparks-in-nova-scotia-and-newfoundland-earn-official-un-designations-1.5018799
Acadian and Mi'kmaq sites are part of a new UNESCO designation: From the article (about the Cliffs of Fundy site): "The site is well known for having the world's highest tides, Canada's oldest dinosaur fossils and stunning landscapes steeped in Mi'kmaq and Acadian legends." |
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