Best Article In Indigenous History Prize

I'm honoured and deeply humbled to have won, alongside Madeline Whetung, the Canadian Historical Association Best Article In Indigenous History Prize. Madeline Whetung's article “(En)Gendering Shoreline Law: Nishnaabeg Relational Politics Along the Trent Severn Waterway" is a must read. Whetung examines the concept of shoreline law as a means of discussing place-based kinship ties that the … Continue reading Best Article In Indigenous History Prize

NCPH Award Deadline

The deadline (December 1, 2017) for a number of this year's National Council on Public History (NCPH) awards is quickly approaching. A list of the complete award guidelines and information on past recipients can be found online here.  NCPH offers a range of awards including student travel, consultant projects, and new professional awards.  Two of … Continue reading NCPH Award Deadline

Service Excellence Award

Earlier this month I was awarded the Service Excellent Award at AlgomaU.  This award aims to celebrate employees who consistently: Demonstrate extraordinary commitment by continuously providing excellent customer service. Make a significant impact on students, staff, departments or the University. Demonstrates open communication and quality improvement opportunities. Knowledgeable about various department responsibilities and the University … Continue reading Service Excellence Award

CHA Public History Prize

At this year's Canadian Historical Association (CHA) annual meeting Active History was announced as winner of the 2016 Public History Prize. The Public History Prize is sponsored by the  Public History Group of the Canadian Historical Association. The award recognizes work that "achieves high standards of original research, scholarship, and presentation; brings an innovative public … Continue reading CHA Public History Prize

SSMARt Innovation Awards

In case you missed it, Algoma University's Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre and Arthur A. Wishart Library recently won the 2013 SSMARt Innovation Project of the Year Award.  The award recognizes an "organization whose IT/science project demonstrates leadership and/or creative use of science/technology" and includes "benefits such as the advancement of the organization, improvement of client/customer … Continue reading SSMARt Innovation Awards