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ASE ANNUAL MEETING 2010

2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Ethnohistory,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Lord Elgin Hotel, October 13-17, 2010

Call for Papers / Submissions

**Please note the early deadline for abstract submissions–April 15, 2010**

Creating Nations and Building States: Past and Present

The theme for the ASE Ottawa 2010 is titled 'Creating Nations and Building States: Past and Present,' focusing on indigenous societies and their relations with expanding colonial and modern state structures of Canada, America, and Latin America. This general theme is intended to initiate discussions on the complex and often fractious relations between Native societies and expanding state structures in the Americas from contact onward. Papers on instances of ethnogenesis, persistence and transformation of identity, culture and social structures over time are especially welcomed. Since the meeting is being held in Canada's capital during the 125th anniversary of the second Metis provisional government and resistance movement at Batoche, we encourage discussions and reflection on alternative models of indigenous nation building, displacement and violence in the interior, and the vast process of native exclusion in the construction of modern states.

We invite proposals that speak to and think creatively about this year's theme on the formation and transformation of both state and national entities, but we accept other ethnohistorical topics as well. Complete panel proposals with presenters, and chair are preferred, but individual paper proposals are also accepted. The firm deadline for applications is April 15, 2010. Please note the earlier than customary date of the conference as well as the earlier than usual deadline for the submission of proposals and abstracts. Applicants will be notified of the status of their proposals by June 15, 2010.

It is not necessary to register for the conference in order to have a paper or panel accepted. Once papers and panels are accepted, however, participants MUST register as an ASE member by August 1, 2010. Click here for membership information.

Special Editor's Session

The Editors and Editorial Board of Ethnohistory invite proposals for an invited Editors' Session to be held at the 2010 meeting in Ottawa. We are looking for a session proposal that closely mirrors the theme of the conference ''Creating Nations and Building States: Past and Present,'' which involves representatives from several regions and disciplinary orientations exploring a common theme. The successful proposal will be published as a special issue of the journal. Completed papers will be due within six months of the meeting. The session should consist of 6-8 papers. In order to for a session to be considered for the Editor's Session, please submit a session proposal, including a session abstract and abstracts of individual papers by the May 15th deadline through the online submission process. Be sure to check the box ''For consideration of the Editor's Session.'' Submissions not accepted for the Editors' Session will be considered for inclusion in the regular program without prejudice.

Conference Organizers

Program questions should be directed to:
Professor Jean Francois Belisle, ASE Program Committee Chair
History Department  
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1N 6N5
1-613-562-5800 #1293
Email: jbelisle@uOttawa.ca

Local arrangements questions should be directed to:
Professor Nicole St-Onge, ASE Local Arrangements Committee Chair
History Department  
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1N 6N5
1-613-562-5800 #1317
email: nstonge@uOttawa.ca