Aboriginal culture, Arctic sovereignty explored by Donner Prize finalists
Last Updated: Monday, March 30, 2009 | 11:04 PM CT
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Canada's treatment of its Arctic regions, aboriginal culture and the Canada Pension Plan are just a few of the subjects tackled by the latest batch of Donner Prize contenders.
Organizers revealed on Tuesday a short list of five books vying for the annual $35,000 prize, established by the Donner Canadian Foundation to celebrate excellence by Canadian writers and researchers who tackle public policy issues.
A list of 69 submissions was pared down to the following nominees for 2008-2009, the award's 11th edition:
- Arctic Front: Defending Canada in the Far North, by history professors and academics Ken S. Coates, P. Whitney Lackenbauer, William R. Morrison and Greg Poelzer.
- Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State, by Tarek Fatah, host of CTS-TV program Muslim Chronicle.
- Fixing the Future: How Canada's Usually Fractious Governments Worked Together to Rescue the Canada Pension Plan, by journalist and policy analyst Bruce Little.
- The Limits of Boundaries: Why City-regions Cannot be Self-governing, by political science professor Andrew Sancton.
- Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation, by policy studies professor Frances Widdowson and former government consultant Albert Howard.
The shortlisted authors will be feted at a Toronto awards ceremony on April 30. Aside from the cash prize for the winning book, the other finalists will be awarded $5,000 (per book).
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