The Under Western Skies  conference series organizers gratefully acknowledge support from:

• Department of English, Languages, and Culture, Mount Royal University
• Department of Humanities, Mount Royal University
• Faculty of Arts, Dean Jeff Keshen
• Faculty of Sciences and Technology
• The Iniskim Centre, MRU
• The Academic Development Centre, MRU
• Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, Mount Royal University
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
• Institute for Environmental Sustainability, and Director Connie Van der Byl
• Mike Quinn, AVP, Office for Research, Scholarship, and Community Engagement, Mount Royal University