Call for Submissions: 58th Algonquian Conference (AC58)
Theme: “Building Capacity, Making Connections”
Submission Deadline: August 24th, 2026
Conference Dates: October 23rd-25th, 2026
Location: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, the Homelands of the Beothuk, lands historically and presently shared with and by Mi’kmaq, Innu and Inuit people, and where many other Indigenous and other people presently reside.
We are now welcoming submissions to the 58th Annual Algonquian Conference hosted by Memorial University of Newfoundland!
The Algonquian Conference is an annual meeting of Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars, professionals, students, and community members to share what we know and what we are learning about topics relating to Algonquian Peoples. Algonquian Peoples include the
Mi’kmaq, Innu, Narragansett, Mohegan, Chowanoke, Roanoke, Powhatan, Wampanoag, Abenaki, Wolastoqiyik, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Shawnee, Kickapoo, Peoria, Menominee, Anishinaabe, Cree peoples, and the Red River Métis among other nations.
Conference Theme
The theme of the 58th Algonquian Conference is “Building Capacity, Making Connections”, emphasizing the urgent importance of strengthening networks among communities, educators, and researchers to support linguistic and cultural reclamation, revitalization, and documentation. By consequence, Youth leadership and Indigenous Language Revitalization (ILR) are primary foci for AC58.
Conference Topics
While the Algonquian Conference has focused on topics within the field of linguistics, we invite submissions on any subject or discipline related to peoples in the Algonquian cultural sphere and language family, including but not limited to:
- Anthropology
- Cultural Practices
- Education
- History
- Language Revitalization and Reclamation
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Natural and applied sciences
- Policy, Planning, and Law
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Visual, Performing, and other Arts
Submission Types
Our call for submissions is open to creative outputs, academic papers, stories, pedagogical insights and findings, and experiential sharing. In the spirit of inclusion, we welcome various presentations centring Indigenous methods of knowledge expression and knowledge translation. We welcome you to submit proposals within the following categories:
- Papers
Paper presentations will be 20 minutes each with 10 minutes for Q&A. There will be an option to present via zoom at an online Satellite event taking place approximately one week before the conference. Many papers presented at past conferences have been published in the annual Papers of the Algonquian Conference.
- Community Presentations
Community members may submit presentations that do not take the form of traditional academic papers. These presentations will be 20 minutes each with 10 minutes for Q&A.
- Research Creations
We welcome theatrical presentations, films, music, etc. including but not limited to visual and performing arts. Creators should indicate the length of time required to view their creations, and if there are any special requirements in terms of technology or room set-up.
Poster Session
While we have a finite number of time slots available for presentations, we are happy to announce that we will be hosting a poster session at this year’s conference. In the case that a time slot is not available for a presentation, we ask for all those making submissions to indicate whether they would be willing to present at the poster session.
Session Proposal Submissions
Proposal submissions should be no longer than 250 words not including bibliography, clearly identify the type of session (Research Creation, Community Presentation, or Paper), and must be submitted in PDF format at the following URL: https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/AC58/, or by email to ac58@mun.ca.
We encourage you to include the impacts and possible applications of your work. Please ensure your proposal does not contain the names of presenters or their communities or other identifying information, when possible. There will be a separate mandatory field to state your positionality and community connections. This is intended to help understand the perspective from which you approach your work, to highlight the power structures and potential biases at play, as well as to acknowledge the lands, nations, tribes, or communities that claim you. Please let us know if you have any questions, experience any technical issues, or would like assistance with the submission process.
The deadline for submissions is August 24th, 2026
Authors will be notified of abstract decisions by August 31st, 2026. Please address correspondence to ac58@mun.ca.