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.[1] 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.[2] Past editions of the Inuit Studies Conference have been held at the following institutions.[3]
| 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[4] | |
| 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[5] | |
| 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[6] | |
| 18 | 2012 | Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA | |
| 19 | 2014 | Université Laval, Québec, Canada | |
| 20 | 2016 | Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada[7] | |
| 21 | 2019 | Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada[8] | |
| 22 | 2022 | Qaumajuq, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada[9] |