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

2008 Call for Submissions:

In honor of the 2008 joint meeting of the AAG, CAG and IGU Indigenous Peoples organizations, the Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group of the AAG (IPSG) and the Indigenous Peoples Knowledges and Rights Commission of the IGU (IPKRC) invite submissions for a joint graduate student paper competition – the International Indigenous Geographies Graduate Student Paper Award. Graduate student papers eligible for this competition will address geographic research, education, cartography, 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. There will be two monetary awards this year; first place (US$200) and second place (US$100).

To be eligible for this competition, papers must be presented at the 2008 Boston AAG annual meeting, international or 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 and IPKRC 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 their paper (not to exceed 5,000 words) electronically by April 10, 2008 or in person no later than April 15, 2008 to either of the IPSG co-chairs: Laura Smith at smithl@macalester.edu or Jay Johnson at jjohnson18@unl.edu. 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:

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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