This event is part of the 2023 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 2–9, 2023. Registration is full for the morning session. We are hosting this same session in the afternoon of May 9. Please register for that session here. Guided by Indigenous perspectives, ways of knowing, ways of being about relationships and relationality, this […]
This event is part of the 2023 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 2–9, 2023. Decolonization and Indigenization of teaching and learning is the responsibility of all members of the UBC community. This panel will discuss different activities, strategies, and approaches from across both campuses, delving into questions such as: What are educators at UBC […]
The Faculty of Medicine Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion invites you to join us for a conversation with James Andrew, a member of Lil’wat Nation’s Mount Currie Band and the Associate Director of Indigenous Initiatives at the Faculty of Medicine. In this this Indigenous Speakers Series session we will learn about the […]
Syilx Okanagan world view on Honoring motherhood , through renewal practices, and seasonal aspects.
Dr. Shannon Leddy will guide participants through the process of phenomenological art inquiry, in which a dialogic approach to spending time with the work of Indigenous artists can reveal to viewers the ways in which their understandings of Indigenous peoples have been informed. Part of the Ethics of Trauma-Informed Research Webinar Mini-Series co-hosted by the […]
Water4Seasons draws on Research-based Theatre to explore the status of water health equity for Indigenous and rural communities in Canada, featuring a live theatre performance and talk from Dr. Stephani Woodson.
Sign up free online: https://learningcircle.ubc.ca/2023/05/08/honouring-our-stolen-relatives/ ========== The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) in collaboration with the UBC Learning Circle will be hosting a conversation on the impacts of “Our Stolen Relatives”. This workshop will look harm reduction and the on-going human rights crisis of the gendered and race-based violence in Canada. The session will […]
Language is essential to cultural identity. The health of the Nsyilxcn language is linked to the wellbeing of the Okanagan Syilx people — and in healing from colonization. That’s why Dr. Jeannette Armstrong (LLD’06) has dedicated herself to recovering and improving access to the wealth of language knowledge in oral stories. She also helped to […]
Do you have questions about how to thoughtfully integrate Indigenous content and representation into your course work? Curious about how to offer meaningful land acknowledgements in online meetings or events at UBC? Indigenous Initiatives’ Virtual Coffee Drop-ins are great place to explore these topics, connect with others on the same learning path, or just get […]
Are you interested in learning about mobility justice, sustainable transportation, and city-building through an anti-racism lens? Join B.E.S.T. (Better Environmentally Sound Transportation) and the UBC Climate Action Mobilizers on June 17th, 2023 in a strategic planning workshop. This workshop is designed to deepen your understanding of traditional Indigenous values, decolonize the way you think about […]
In honour of the First Nations Longhouse and Xwi7xwa Library’s 30th anniversary, as well as National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st, the First Nations House of Learning and the Library are jointly holding an open house for UBC faculty and staff on Tuesday, June 20th, 10am-1pm. The UBC community is invited to experience these […]
We are honoured to have speakers from Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s Ćećǝwǝt Lelǝm “Helping House” and Vancouver Coastal Health’s North Shore Palliative Care Program join us in circle. This session will discuss how to recognize and overcome barriers to palliative care for Indigenous People, what decolonizing palliative care means and the role of traditional values. All healthcare […]
