Aurora College’s journal is looking for submissions for the Spring/Summer edition.
The theme for this issue has evolved as the Northwest Territories comes to grips with the experiences of wildfire evacuations and floods over the past few years, as well as ongoing systemic inequities in our context. Originally announced as Living Well, the theme has expanded, and contributions exploring Surviving and Thriving in the North are welcomed.
Aurora College is aiming to have a conversation about living in the North, and how the unique experiences faced by Northerners require constant adaptation to survive and build meaningful lives in the face of past, present and future crises.
Xàgots’eèhk’ǫ̀ accepts submissions from across regions, disciplines, languages and genres. Scholars, artists, researchers, youth, community members, Elders and Knowledge Holders are invited to submit original work. This can be research papers and academic work, but can also include literature reviews, essays, photo essays, conference reports, stories, oral storytelling, creative works, interviews, biographies, art and more.
The journal utilizes a relational-review model, where the rigour of peer review is inclusive of Northern Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing as well as scientific and academic knowledge. To do this, reviewers are experts from the academy as well as the community, and can include Elders, Traditional Knowledge Holders, artists and more, as best suits the piece being reviewed.
