Inuit Studies Conference


The Inuit Studies Conference is a biannual international and multidisciplinary conference, usually held in the fall, at institutions in North American 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 #YearLocation
11978Université Laval, Québec, Canada
21980Université Laval, Québec, Canada
31982University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
41984Concordia University, Montréal, Canada
51986McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
61988University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
71990University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA
81992Université Laval, Québec, Canada
91994Arctic College, Nunatta Campus, Iqaluit, Northwest Territories, Canada
101996Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
111998Ilisimatusarfik, University of Greenland, Greenland
122000University of Aberdeen, Scotland
132002Department of Alaska Native and Rural Development, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
142004The Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
152006National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations, Paris, France
162008St. John’s College, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
172010Université du Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Val d’Or, Québec, Canada
182012Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA
192014Université Laval, Québec, Canada
202016Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
212019Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada