FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
The 29th Algonquian Conference will take place from October 24-26 1997 in
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The conference is being organized by
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay.
The organizers welcome topics from all disciplines relating to the
Algonquian peoples (Ojibwe, Cree, Micmac, Delaware, Blackfoot, Shawnee,
Fox, and others). The Conference traditionally deals with art,
archaeology, ethnology, history, linguistics, music, literature, religion,
and other areas. Contributors are encouraged to make their findings
comprehensible to scholars in other disciplines. Papers may be delivered
in English or French. Each paper will be allocated 20 minutes for
presentation and 10 minutes for discussion.
The organizers are planning several plenary sessions. Please indicate if
you would be interested in presenting a paper which is suitable for a
plenary session.
Registration fees before October 1, 1997 are $40 Canadian ($35 US) for
non-students, $25 ($20 US) for students; after October 1 they are $45 ($40
US) for non-students, $30 ($25 US) for students.
Please make cheques / money orders payable to Lakehead University.
Contributors should send titles and an abstract of no more than 100 words
by September 1, 1997 to:
John O'Meara
Faculty of Education
Lakehead University
THUNDER BAY, ON P7B 5E1
CANADA
For further information, please contact John O'Meara at the above address;
telephone 807-343-8054; fax 807-346-7746; or e-mail
John.Omeara@lakeheadu.ca
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REGISTRATION FORM
(please print out)
Name:
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Address:
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Telephone: ________________ Fax: ________________
E-mail: ____________________
Title of Presentation:
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Abstract: ________Enclosed ________To Follow
Please indicate any equipment required. Please let us know in advance what
your requirements are.
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Cheque /Money Order For Registration Fee Enclosed:
Before October 1: ________Non-student ($40 CDN/$35 US) ________Student
($25 CDN/$20 US)
After October 1: ________Non-student ($45 CDN/$40 US) ________Student ($30
CDN/$25 US)
Conference information is available on our Web site
(http://www.lakeheadu.ca/~AlgConf97/); information will be updated as it
becomes available.
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John O'Meara
Native Language Instructors' Program
Faculty of Education
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
Canada
Phone: 807-343-8054
FAX: 807-346-7746
E-mail: john.omeara@lakeheadu.ca
Web sites:
(personal) http://www.lakeheadu.ca/~jomeara/
(Native Languages) http://www.lakeheadu.ca/~nlpwww/
(1997 Algonquian Conference) http://www.lakeheadu.ca/~AlgConf97/