Open education is grounded in Western notions of copyright law and ownership and it often has a goal of making all knowledge available for all people. Within Canadian Copyright Law there is tension with Indigenous Knowledges, Ways of Knowing and Being. Within the open education community there needs to be careful consideration for Indigenous Knowledges […]
Indigenous students are invited to drop-in and speak with Manager, Student Support Services Amy Vozel on Thursdays from 2-4pm at the Wellness Centre. The Wellness Centre is located in Room 1400 in the Life Building. At the reception desk, ask for Amy. No appointments needed.
This event is part of the Honouring Indigenous Writers series, which seeks to increase awareness of Indigenous authors. Learn more: https://hiw.open.ubc.ca/ Join us on Wednesday, March 16th from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (PT) for an author reading with Kim Senklip Harvey, who will be reading from her story, Kamloopa: An Indigenous Matriarch Story. Thanks […]
Indigenous students are invited to drop-in and speak with Manager, Student Support Services Amy Vozel on Thursdays from 2-4pm at the Wellness Centre. The Wellness Centre is located in Room 1400 in the Life Building. At the reception desk, ask for Amy. No appointments needed.
Representatives from the Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OISI), Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) and Indigenous Research Support Initiative (IRSI) will be present for drop in support with questions related to project ideas, development and design to elevate your proposals to Stream 1 and 2. To find out more about the ISI Fund in […]
The Indigenous Student Lunches are held every Wednesday from 12pm to 2pm in the First Nations Longhouse at 1985 West Mall for all Indigenous students at UBC. Each week the lunch is sponsored by a different unit at UBC that offers services and supports to Indigenous students. This is a space for Indigenous students to […]
Indigenous students are invited to drop-in and speak with Manager, Student Support Services Amy Vozel on Thursdays from 2-4pm at the Wellness Centre. The Wellness Centre is located in Room 1400 in the Life Building. At the reception desk, ask for Amy. No appointments needed.
SPEAKERS: Dr. Jessica Black and Dr. Courtney Carothers, University of Alaska Fairbanks Motivated by deep inequities, Indigenous erasure, and systemic racism against Alaska Native people and Tribal sovereignty, the Tamamta program seeks to transform education, research, governance systems in Alaska and beyond. We envision a future where Indigenous Peoples and our/their knowledge and governance systems […]
This foundational workshop offers participants an overview of key concepts related to race, racism and systems of oppression, and explores anti-racist practices through a lens of solidarity and allyship in university settings. We situate our concepts in current events and we look at how racism shows up at UBC. We will also discuss anti-racist practices […]
Summary: Xwi7xwa Library is Canada’s only branch of an academic library that prioritizes the collection of Indigenous authors, creators, research. As Indigenous authors and creators increase their publications the branch has had to articulate the scope of its collection as one of UBC Library’s smallest branch. During this session Karleen Delaurier-Lyle (Information Services Librarian) will […]
The Indigenous Student Lunches are held every Wednesday from 12pm to 2pm in the First Nations Longhouse at 1985 West Mall for all Indigenous students at UBC. Each week the lunch is sponsored by a different unit at UBC that offers services and supports to Indigenous students. This is a space for Indigenous students to […]
Indigenous students are invited to drop-in and speak with Manager, Student Support Services Amy Vozel on Thursdays from 2-4pm at the Wellness Centre. The Wellness Centre is located in Room 1400 in the Life Building. At the reception desk, ask for Amy. No appointments needed.
