The Inuit Studies Conference (ISC, alternatively called the Congrès d'Études Inuit, CEI) is a biannual international and multidisciplinary conference, usually held in the fall, at institutions in North America and Europe. Presenters include Elders, university researchers, professionals, artists, and representatives from Inuit communities, governments, and organizations. Presentations focus on all aspects of Inuit society, history, language, and culture, as well as the Inuit homeland, its environment, geography, and ecology.
The Inuit Studies Conference was first held in 1978 and was founded by Bernard Saladin d'Anglure. Conference hosts are chosen by the Inuksiutiit Katimajiit Association. Past editions of the Inuit Studies Conference have been held at the following institutions.
ISC # Year Location 1 1978 Université Laval, Québec, Canada 2 1980 Université Laval, Québec, Canada 3 1982 University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada 4 1984 Concordia University, Montréal, Canada 5 1986 McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada 6 1988 University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark 7 1990 University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA 8 1992 Université Laval, Québec, Canada 9 1994 Arctic College, Nunatta Campus, Iqaluit, Northwest Territories, Canada 10 1996 Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada 11 1998 Ilisimatusarfik, University of Greenland, Greenland 12 2000 University of Aberdeen, Scotland 13 2002 Department of Alaska Native and Rural Development, Anchorage, Alaska, USA 14 2004 The Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 15 2006 National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilization, Paris, France 16 2008 St. John's College, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada 17 2010 Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Val d’Or, Québec, Canada 18 2012 Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA 19 2014 Université Laval, Québec, Canada 20 2016 Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada 21 2019 Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada 22 2022 Qaumajuq, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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