We are pleased to announce the Sixth annual Aboriginal Education Research Forum – “Shawane Dagosiwin” to be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: April 13, 14, 15, 2010 at the Victoria Inn. “Shawane Dagosiwin” reflects the values of and embraces integrity and respect for family and community in educational research. The theme of "Collective Voices for Spiritual Strength and Community Growth from Research Pathways: All Our Relations." will guide the selection for this year’s conference agenda.

The Forum has been developed through a planning committee that includes respected educators from Manitoba's universities, the provincial departments of education, First Nations and Métis governments and various representative organizations.

We invite proposal submissions that reflect educational research from:

• Researchers engaged in learning and teaching, organizing, consulting, or community projects.
• Individuals involved in different kinds of research content and processes involving Aboriginal peoples.
• Research from pre-school to post-secondary and adult/community education.
• Graduate students whose work reflects Aboriginal perspectives.

We welcome various presentations styles:

• Paper or Oral presentations.
• Sharing Circles, workshops and sessions involving audience participation.
• Roundtable, panel or circle discussions.
• Showcase or display by poster sessions of Indigenous research methodologies: Displays of written and graphic (pictures) research projects.
• Open - We encourage presentations that may not be formal academic papers and could engage participants to think of other research processes

We welcome the following topics (not limited to these):

• Sharing/collaborative and/or partnership approaches to Indigenous research
• Aboriginal/Indigenous Research Methodologies and Ethics/Protocols
• Past/present/future research themes, and stories
• Research benefits to Aboriginal knowledges, languages, cultures and community
• Research Methodologies that engage Aboriginal peoples and communities
• Community projects that demonstrate research processes
• Engaging guiding principles for research
• Multiple Practices of research projects
• Importance of research to policy and practices, and/or implications for educational practice.

Proposal Submission Deadline – January 30, 2010:

1. Complete contact information, including: Name(s), email (if applicable), fax number(s), phone number(s), and address(es).
2. Presentation Title.
3. A brief description (abstract) of the content/session (up to 250 words). Presenter biography: up to four lines (in MS-Word format).
4. Presentation format: Circle, roundtable, paper presentation, workshop etc., (shared sessions may be arranged).
5. State equipment needed: VCR/TV; flip chart; microphones; overhead projector.

NOTE: If you are going to be doing a PowerPoint presentation, please bring your own laptop and LCD projector.

To submit your presentation either:

1. Complete the online Call for Presentations Form.
   

   OR

2. Download the Call for Presentations Form ( 30 KB) and submit using one of the following methods:
   
   

	Dr. Laara Fitznor	Dr. Mary Young
Fax:	204-474-7551	204-772-7980
Email:	fitznorl@ms.umanitoba.ca	m.young@uwinnipeg.ca

Early Bird Registration: March 1, 2010
Presenters enjoy the Early Bird Registration fee of $175.00. Students who submit proposals will pay the student registration fee of $75.00. We encourage you to register early to facilitate our planning of the conference program. Please note that this low registration fee includes the following items: Registration fee; meals at the conference; entertainment; and all sessions. NOTE: The registration fee does not include the cost of the banquet ($25.00).

Conference Proceedings: Papers may be submitted for consideration for selected conference proceedings to the Conference Proceedings Committee Chairs, Laara Fitznor and Mary Young. The authors of papers selected for proceedings will be required to submit a 2,500 word summary of their paper. Also, presenters from the 2005 - 2009 AERF conferences are invited to submit a written piece on their presentations for consideration in a compiled conference proceeding publication. The final product for proceedings may appear through on-line publications or in a journal form.