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Congratulations to the following FASS researchers, who were awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Connection Grants in the February 2024 competition! 

Anna Hoefnagels (School for Studies in Art and Culture), along with �Ӱ�ԭ�� Co-Applicant Kahente Horn-Miller and two Co-Applicants from the Native North American Travelling College, were awarded funding for the project “Indigenous Resurgence, Education and Community-Based Continuity: Onake and The Native North American Travelling College.” This event will consist of a three-day symposium and arts festival that brings together researchers, musicians, artists and curators to critically explore the role of the arts in sustaining and celebrating Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) identity and traditions. 

Justin Paulson (Sociology and Anthropology) and �Ӱ�ԭ�� Co-Applicant Philip Henderson (Institute of Political Economy), as well as team members from McMaster University and the University of Ottawa, received funding to host a two-day research colloquium. “The Work of (Anti)Colonialism: Organized Labour and Indigenous Struggles in Canada” aims to support a novel and timely scholarly dialogue on the relationships between Indigenous and labour movements in Canada. 

The “�Ӱ�ԭ�� University Indigenous Media-making Summer Institute” is led by Kester Dyer (School for Studies in Art and Culture) in collaboration with colleagues at both Wapikoni Mobile and �Ӱ�ԭ�� University (Greg Allison, Teaching and Learning Services; Hasi Eldib, Educational Development Centre; Duncan McCue, School of Journalism and Communication; Ellen Waterman, School for Studies in Art and Culture). The project is a research-creation activity that fosters safe university and community spaces for emerging Indigenous artists where they can acquire new skills in media-making, generate original artworks, experience a range of culturally relevant activities, and make contacts in the academic and arts communities. 

Laura Madokoro (History) received funding for “Memory, Politics, and Precedent: Canada and the Kosovar Refugee Diaspora 25 Years On.” The grant will fund a one-day symposium commemorating the 25^th anniversary of the arrival of Kosovar Albanians to Canada and Canada’s military and diplomatic involvement in Kosovo, bringing together academics, immigration officials, policymakers, politicians, private citizens, representatives from aid organizations, as well as Kosovar Albanian refugees themselves. The project will also create a Kosovar Collection at �Ӱ�ԭ��’s Archives and Special Connections. Other researchers involved include Norman Hillmer (�Ӱ�ԭ��, History) as well as colleagues from the Canadian Immigration Historical Society, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, and the University of Trinity College. 

Monica Patterson (Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies) was awarded funding for “Intersections in Critical Curating Workshop,” a four-day event building on the project “Thinking Through the Museum: A Partnership Approach to Creating Difficult Knowledge in Public” (2021-28). The event will be co-hosted by �Ӱ�ԭ�� University, the Canadian Museum of History, and the Ottawa Art Gallery. With a focus on non-hierarchical and intra-network learning, event participants will both engage with and facilitate a range of roundtable discussions, exhibition/city walking tours, and workshops with additional time for networking and relationship-building. 

The SSHRC is pleased to support events and outreach activities geared towards short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives.