Introduction
The “Ecologies, Knowledge, and Power in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Region c1500-Present” project, is a group that was launched in 2023 by Dr. Joshua MacFadyen and the late Dr. Elizabeth Mancke, both Canada Research Chairs interested in the Atlantic Region. It is supported by the Social Science and Research Council of Canada’s Partnership Development Program, and its purpose is to share research and develop new partnerships that examine history, environment, and what Dr. Mancke called “Spaces of Power” in the Gulf of St. Lawrence region. Dr. MacFadyen hosted the project’s first meeting in 2024, along with Drs. Erin Spinney and Lisa Chilton, at UPEI’s campus in St. Peters, PEI/Epekwitk.
In 2025 the project will meet in Sackville at Mount Allison University. Our host and local organizer for the 2025 meeting will be Dr. Lauren Beck, Canada Research Chair in Intercultural Encounter at Mount Allison.
A general CFP portal will remain open here for abstracts until Friday 30 May, 2025. Organizers will follow-up within a week of that to let participants know if the paper has been accepted.
Submit your abstract here (Google Form): https://forms.gle/tcJ4mRW7nhRvjxBM6
- Presenters
- Abstracts
- Readings
Schedule
| 22 July | |||
| Time | Event | Details | Location |
| 2:30 – 3:30 PM | Registration | Mount Allison University Windsor Residence 145 Main St., Sackville | |
| 3:30 – 5:15 PM | Local Field Trip | Fort Folly First Nation | Parking at Bingo Hall, 38 Bernard Trail Dorchester |
| 5:30 – 7:00 PM | Welcome & App Night Research Updates 1 | Presenters: Glenn Iceton, Erin Spinney, Laurie Brinklow, Barbara Rousseau | Painted Pony 26 Bridge Street Sackville |
| 7:00 – 8:00 PM | Nature Walk and Birding | Sackville Waterfowl Park Self-directed ecological immersion | Accessible from University residence |
| 23 July | |||
| Time | Event | Details | Location |
| 8:00 – 8:30 AM | Breakfast | Gracie’s Café, Wallace McCain Student Centre | |
| 8:45 – 10:00 AM | Welcome and Keynote | Welcome from Elder Donna Augustine, Dean of Arts Vicki St. Pierre, Lauren Beck, Joshua MacFadyen and Erin Spinney Keynote: Natasha Simon and Lyle Vicare – Where Tides Meet: The Signigtog Isthmus as a Nokumi zone and Mi’kmaq Space of Belonging | Windsor Grand Room |
| 10:00 – 10:15 AM | Coffee Break | Windsor Grand Room | |
| 10:15 – 11:45 AM | Paper Session 1 | Littoral Stories Chair: Claire Campbell Presenters: Dean Bavington, Katherine Knight, Leanna Thomas, Julien Renaud Tremblay | Windsor Grand Room |
| 12:15 – 1:00 PM | Lunch | Gracie’s Café, Wallace McCain Student Centre | |
| 1:00 – 3:30 PM | Local Field Trip | Fort Beauséjour and Amherst | Carpool, Meeting TBD |
| 3:30 – 5:00 PM | Paper Session 2 | Fishing Chair: Joshua MacFadyen Presenters: Harry T. Holman, Jesse Watkins Coady, Ronald Rudin, Nicholas Landry | Windsor Grand Room |
| 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Gulf Project Next Steps Brainstorming | Joshua MacFadyen and Erin Spinney | Windsor Grand Room |
| 6:30 – 8:30PM | Dinner Buffet | Cranewood on Main 113 Main Street Sackville | |
| 24 July | |||
| Time | Event | Details | Location |
| 8:00 – 8:30 AM | Breakfast | Gracie’s Café, Wallace McCain Student Centre | |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Field Trip | Cape Jourmaine Nature Centre Presentation by Anne Marie Lane Jonah | Cape Jourmaine, NB (at Confederation Bridge) |
| 12:00 – 12:30 PM | Lunch | Gracie’s Café, Wallace McCain Student Centre | |
| 12:45 – 1:45 PM | Research Updates 2 | Chair: Erin Spinney Presenters: Colin Osmond, Kelly Chaves, Tom Peace, Richard Yeomans, Daria Kass, John Matchim, Gil Theriault | Windsor Grand Room |
| 1:45 – 2:00 PM | Coffee Break | Windsor Grand Room | |
| 2:00 – 3:15 PM | Paper Session 3 | Coastal Landscapes Chair: Mark McLaughlin Presenters: Zachary Tingley and Josh MacFadyen, Matthew Hatvany, Rainer Baehre | Windsor Grand Room |
| 3:15 – 3:45 PM | Coffee Break | Windsor Grand Room | |
| 3:45 – 5:00 PM | Paper Session 4 | Governance Chair: Zachary Tingley Presenters: Nicole O’Byrne, Mario Levesque, Lauren Beck | Windsor Grand Room |
| 5:00 – 5:30 PM | Closing Remarks | Joshua MacFadyen and Erin Spinney | Windsor Grand Room |
Reservations will be made for dinner (pay on your own) Thursday evening.