Student Paper Competition, Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group of the AAG

Student Paper
Competition

Graduate Student Paper Competition,
Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group,

Association of American Geographers

2011 Call for Submissions:

The Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group (IPSG) invites submissions for its annual Graduate Student Paper Competition, in conjunction with the 2011 AAG general meeting in Seattle, WA. Graduate student papers eligible for this competition will address geographic research, education, cartography, methodologies, theory and/or applications by, for and/or about Indigenous people(s). Papers will be evaluated on their overall contribution to new knowledge and understanding in the geographies of Indigenous peoples. The award for the top student paper includes a cash award of US$150.00 and a one-year honorary student membership in the IPSG.

To be eligible for this competition, papers must be presented at the AAG annual meeting in Seattle, regional geography meetings or another professional conference. Students must submit a written manuscript of their conference paper for evaluation. Papers will be evaluated by IPSG board members, which include both faculty members and graduate students. The committee reserves the right not to award a prize if submissions are not of sufficient quality.

Interested students should submit a copy of their conference paper electronically by April 7, 2011 or in person no later than April 12, 2011 to either of the IPSG co-chairs: Renee Pualani Louis at mapdr[at]earthlink.net or Juli Hazelwood at jahaze(at)gmail.com. (Please put "IPSG Student Paper Submission" in the subject line. Submit papers as .doc or .pdf, not .docx, .rtf or another format.) Any questions about the competition should also be directed to the co-chairs.

General Information:

The Student Paper Award is given for a meritorious student paper which addresses geographic research, education, mapping, theory and/or applications by, for and/or about indigenous people(s).

Criteria: The award is based on evaluation of a written manuscript by the IPSG Chair and Board. Papers will be evaluated based on their overall contribution to new knowledge and understanding in the geographies of indigenous peoples. That contribution may be theoretical, empirical or methodological in nature.

Eligibility: To be eligible for this competition, papers must be presented at the AAG meeting, regional geography meetings or other professional conference, and the student must be the first or sole author of the paper. Student participants do not have to be members of the IPSG to enter the competition. The same individual may receive the award twice in different years for different papers.

Award Committee: The award committee shall consist of the IPSG Chair(s) and the Board of Directors. In the event that there are Co-Chairs, those Co-Chairs shall submit only one evaluation, for a total of four possible paper evaluations from the committee. Members of the award committee must recuse themselves from judging the papers of current or former students, but they may participate in discussions during which final selections are made.

Award. The Student Paper Award shall consist of $150 and a one-year honorary student membership in the IPSG. Whenever possible, the award recipient will also receive recognition in the AAG Newsletter.

Winning Papers:

2009 Winner: Laurie Richmond, University of Minnesota

"Fishscapes and Power: Place-making and Alaska Native resistance in the Pacific halibut fishery on Kodiak Island"
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2008 Winners: The IPSG and IPKRC co-sponsored the International Indigenous Geographies Graduate Student Paper Award. Papers were evaluated on their overall contribution to new knowledge and understanding in the geographies of Indigenous peoples.

1st place: Charles (Chuck) Lippstreu, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

"Bolivia on New Terms: Evo Morales and Indigenous Socialism"
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2nd place: Heather Dorries, University of Toronto

"De-colonizing Geography/Reclaiming Indigenous Space: Indigenous Contributions to Geographic Methods and Thought"
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2007 Winner: Keith W. Lindner of Colorado State University

"Biopolitical Ecuador: Race and Nature in the Formation of Nation"
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2006 Winner: Chie Sakakibara, MA Candidate, University of Oklahoma

"Tikigaq Ghost Stories: Contemporary Iñupiat Identity and Place-Making in the Time of Climate Change"
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2005 Winner: Julia Christiansen, MA Candidate at the University of Calgary

"Traditional Knowledge, Political Change, and Local Participation in Resource Management in the Northwest Territories, Canada"
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Honourable mention: Victoria Guyatt, MA Candidate at the University of Canterbury

"Mana Wahine and Science: Exploring relationships between Maori women, Indigenous knowledge and Western science."
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2004 Winner: Janice Hardin, West Virginia University,

"The Rescaling of the Innu.”
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Honorable mention: Mara Goldman, University of Wisconsin-Madison,

“Mapping Masai Place Names: Creating Space for Participatory Conservation Planning.”

2002 Winner: Julie Rice

"Battling the Forces of 'Deep Regret': Contemporary Efforts at Memorializing Wounded Knee."
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