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Graduate Student Paper Competition, 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).
Winning Papers: 2009 Winner: Laurie Richmond, University of Minnesota
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
2nd place: Heather Dorries, University of Toronto
2007 Winner: Keith W. Lindner of Colorado State University
2006 Winner: Chie Sakakibara, MA Candidate, University of Oklahoma
2005 Winner: Julia Christiansen, MA Candidate at the University of Calgary
2004 Winner: Janice Hardin, West Virginia University,
2002 Winner: Julie Rice
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