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Plastic Pollution’s Outsized Impact on Indigenous Communities; Treatied Spaces’ Researcher To Attend Global Plastic Treaty Talks

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Treatied Spaces’  Monty Simus will attend the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) which is working to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. Taking place from 25 November to 1 December 2024 in Busan, Korea, INC5 aims to develop an international framework for global plastic bans and phase-outs, … Read more

Professor Mark McGowan elected to Royal Society of Canada

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Treatied Spaces is pleased to congratulate Historic Houses Global Crossroads Project Co-Lead, Professor Mark G. McGowan on his election to the Royal Society of Canada. Professor McGowan’s election was in recognition of his “original and innovative research methodology” resulting in “pioneering publications on the Irish diaspora in the North Atlantic world, sectarian relations, religious education, … Read more

Brandon Montour brings Stanley Cup to his hometown, Six Nations at Grand River.

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Thousands of people came out to see Mohawk ice-hockey and lacrosse hero Brandon Montour bring the Stanley Cup to his hometown on the Six Nations of Grand River. Co-I Charles Prior and Haohyoh (Cayuga Faithkeeper Ken Maracle) were honoured to attend the celebratory parade. News coverage: Family, friends, Six Nations community join Brandon Montour at Stanley Cup … Read more

Call for Applications: 4-Year-PhD Positions in Indigenous Studies at the University of Potsdam, Germany

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Settler Decolonization on Country/Land: Rehearsing Collaboration Call for applications: 2 PhD positions (starting January 2025) The project “Settler Decolonization on Country/Land: Rehearsing Collaboration” invites applicants who wish to write a dissertation in the field of Indigenous/First Nations studies, ideally speaking to the possibilities and limits of Indigenous and settler collaboration for decolonization (via land relations, … Read more

Protecting Indigenous peoples’ knowledge

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Harvard Law Today The Harvard Law conference “Indigenous Peoples, Traditional Knowledge, and Intellectual Property in International Law” featured in Harvard Law Today “Protecting Indigenous peoples’ knowledge”.

Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre for Water Cultures – Great Flood Stories and What They Teach Us: Applying Lessons from Cross-Cultural Diluvial Traditions (closing 24 January 2024)

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Applications are invited for a funded 4-year PhD studentship to start in September 2024. Closing date for applications is Wednesday, 24 January 2024. Apply for this scholarship. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, talented and enthusiastic researcher to conduct interdisciplinary research in order to advance thinking within the area of blue-green humanities. Despite … Read more

Call for Papers

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Canada, Ireland, and Transatlantic Colonialism: Historical Perspectives. Extended Deadline From May 28 to May 30, 2024, St. Michael’s College, in the University of Toronto, in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland, will be hosting a conference titled: “Canada, Ireland, and Transatlantic Colonialism: Historical Perspectives.” The themes of the conference include– Ireland and … Read more