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Panels, Sections, and Workshops Organized and Chaired 

Section co-chair (with Heather Nicol, Trent University, Mark Watson, Concordia University, Barry Zellen, United States Coast Guard Academy), North and Arctic section, Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, 25th Biennial Conference, Montréal, Québec, November 13–16, 2019.

Moderator, “First Nations: Going global for the environment, with Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm, Chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Old Crow, Yukon, Canada,” World Affairs Council, Seattle, WA, April 24, 2019.

Co-chair (with Liza Mack, Aleut International Association), Workshop, “Unangax̂: Maritime people in a modern world,” Unalaska, Alaska, sponsored by the Korea Maritime Institute, June 2018.

Chair, Workshop, Sámi Role in Arctic Affairs: Politics, Research and Activism, University of Washington, June 20, 2017.

Chair, Symposium, Indigenous Influence in Arctic Relations, University of Washington, June 2, 2017.

Chair, Workshop, Arctic Indigenous Economies in Canada, University of Washington, November 10, 2016.

Co-chair, One Arctic: The U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, Arctic and International Relations Summer Institute, Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 27–28, 2016.

Moderator, Changing political and economic dynamics in the Arctic: Nation-states and Indigenous peoples, New Frontiers in International Affairs: A Conversation on the Arctic, Space and Cybersecurity, University of Washington, October 16, 2015.

Co-chair, Arctic Research Fellows Symposium, University of Washington, May 30, 2013.

Co-chair, International Relations in the Arctic: Legal Frameworks and Indigenous Shaping of the Arctic Council Symposium, University of Washington, May 30, 2013.

Panel chair, Melting boundaries: Rethinking Arctic governance, 21st Biennial Conference, Association of Canadian Studies in the United States, Ottawa, ON, November 16–20, 2011.

Panel chair, Crossing boundaries: New directions in Title VI – International studies from a circumpolar perspective, Title VI 50th Anniversary Conference, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., March 19–21, 2009.

Co-chair, 5th Annual Association for Canadian Studies in Canada Colloquium, Vancouver, BC, October 29–30, 2004.

Panel chair, The North, 5th Biennial Association for Canadian Studies in the United States-in-Canada Colloquium, Vancouver, BC, October 29–30, 2004.

Co-Chair, Ancient Voices/Modern Tools: Language and Tech-Knowledge Conference, University of Washington, August 20–23, 2004.

Panel chair, The future of Canadian-American studies, Rethinking the Line: The Canada-US. Border International Conference, Vancouver, BC, November 19, 2000.

Co-Chair, Rethinking the Line: The Canada-U.S. Border Conference, Vancouver, BC, October 22–25, 2000.