News Release
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March 25, 2005
Boise State Hosts Third Annual Canada Week April
4-7
Boise State University will host its third annual
weeklong celebration of the Idaho-Canada relationship April 4-7. Most events
are free and open to the public.
The United
States and Canada share the longest undefended border in the world (5,500
miles). The Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, Ontario,
carries more trade each year than the total U.S. trade with Japan, making
Canada the United States’ top trading partner (and Idaho’s No. 2 trading
partner)
“Canada
week is designed to celebrate the Idaho-Canada relationship through a series
of business, cultural, artistic and educational programs,” said Mark Plew,
program organizer and director of the Canadian Studies program at Boise
State.
More than a
dozen programs will be offered, including presentations on the differences
in American and Canadian judicial and political systems, Inuit communities,
a First Nations film series, and a seminar on Canadian business trends and
opportunities. The week also includes a timely regional bi-national water
symposium that includes panels of researchers and policy makers from Alberta
and Idaho.
Highlights of
the week follow. All events are at Boise State University unless otherwise
stated. A full schedule will be posted at
http://anthro.boisestate.edu/canadian.
April 4-7
• Study Opportunities in Canada. Sponsored by the International Studies Program. First floor of the Student Union throughout the day.
• First
Nations Film Festival. “The Medicine Wheel,” 3:30-4:30 p.m. April 4, Room
110, Engineering Technology Building; “Native Women: Politics” and
“Reclaiming Our Children,” 3-4 p.m. April 5, Albertson College of Idaho
McCain Theater; “Whose Land is This?” 7-8 p.m. April 7, Room 106,
Multipurpose Classroom Building.
April 4
• Lecture:
“From Equality to Pornography: The Influence of Women’s Groups Before the
Canadian and American Supreme Courts.” Lori Hausegger, Louisiana State
University. 9:45-10:45 a.m. Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room.
April 5
• Seminar: “Business Trends and Opportunities in Canada.” Presented by the Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor. 8:30-11:30 a.m., Student Union Lookout Room.
• Lecture:
“Understanding Subsistence and Distribution in an Inuit Community: When
Games are More than Just Games.” Kerrie Shannon, Grand Valley State
University. 1:30-3 p.m. Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room.
April 6
• Symposium: “Bi-National Water Symposium.” 8:30-11:30 a.m. Student Union Lookout Room.
• Roundtable Discussion: “Not the Same: Differences in the Canadian and U.S. Political Systems.” 1-2:30 p.m. Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room.
• Lecture:
“Country and Western Music in Canada: Home on the Other Range.” Norman
Weinstein, Boise State University. 7-8:30 p.m. Student Union Bishop Barnwell
Room.
For more information on Canada Week, contact Plew at (208) 426-3444.
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Contact: Mark Plew, Canadian Studies, (208) 426-3444, mplew@boisesetate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Relations, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005