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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Canada: Canadian Aboriginal HIstory Book Prize 2010

Overview

The Canadian Aboriginal History Book Prize sponsored by the Aboriginal History Group of the Canadian Historical Association, for the best book written in English or in French dealing with the history of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.

Rationale

Historical studies dealing with Aboriginal peoples now constitute a well-established and diverse body of scholarship in Canada. This prize will help draw attention to Aboriginal history while promoting its further growth and maturity.

Eligibility

Scholarly books concerning the history of Aboriginal peoples whose territory overlaps with that of the current Canadian state, and/or books concerning Aboriginal people whose history involves significant interaction with institutions (state, ecclesiastic, corporate, or other) that are closely associated with what would become Canada.

Adjudication Criteria

The award is presented to the author(s) or editor(s) of the best scholarly work in Canadian Aboriginal history. The submitted title will build on theoretical, interpretive, and descriptive work within a community of scholars and contribute to the creation and transmission of knowledge. It must have been subjected to peer review. The publisher need not be Canadian. The publication should show potential readability by a wider audience.


Submission process

Books bearing an imprint of 2009 are eligible for the 2010 prize. One copy of each entry should be sent to each of the following six jury members by February 15, 2010.

Prize

The Canadian Aboriginal History Book Prize consists of a certificate (signed by president of the Aboriginal History Study Group (AHSG) and by the president of the Canadian Historical Association (CHA), and (when resources allow) a financial or some equivalent prize such as a work of Aboriginal art.

Presentation of the prize The prize will be presented at the annual meeting of the CHA during their awards ceremony.

Referees

The adjudication committee will be appointed by the president of the Aboriginal History Group from people who are members of the Canadian Historical Association and members of the Aboriginal History Group. The president’s selection of referees will be guided by the following considerations: identifying people who are respected within the discipline of history; trying to ensure that not only academic historian's voices are represented on the committee.

Keith Carlson
History Department
University of Saskatchewan
9 Campus Dr.
Saskatoon SK
S7N 5A5

Email: keith.carlson@usask.ca
Visit the website at http://www.cha-shc.ca/splashpage.html


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