CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Virtual Coffee Drop-in

Online/Virtual Event

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 […]

Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education

Online/Virtual Event

Presenters: Kayla Lar-Son, Indigenous Programs and Services Librarian, Xwi7xwa Library, UBC, and program manager librarian for Indigitization Donna Langille, Community Engagement and Open Education Librarian, UBC Okanagan Tashia Kootenayoo, past President of the University of British Columbia Students’ Union Okanagan Brad Wuetherick, Associate Provost, Academic Programs, Teaching and Learning, UBC Okanagan Description: Many conversations around open […]

A Poem is a Possibility: writing toward a healthy outlook With Rena Priest

Online/Virtual Event

This offering looks at poetry as a tool for shifting the lens through which we view the world, and writing our way into new patterns of seeing. We’ll do writing exercises and hear poems that move through possibility toward discovery and affirmations of strength.

Free

Wellness Centre Drop-in for Indigenous Students

UBC Life Building (Old SUB) 6138 Student Union Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Indigenous students are invited to drop-in and speak with Manager, Student Support Services Amy Vozel on Wednesdays from 1:30-3:30pm 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.

Free

Feeling welcomed: Creating space for Indigenous voices in brain and mental health research

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Research on Indigenous communities has historically been conducted using a one-sided approach, with researchers having little knowledge of Indigenous culture, minimal concerns surrounding community needs or desires, and without giving back to the community. In this lecture intended for people from all backgrounds and professions, Dr. Melissa L. Perreault will discuss how this is the […]

Free

Wellness Centre Drop-in for Indigenous Students

UBC Life Building (Old SUB) 6138 Student Union Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Indigenous students are invited to drop-in and speak with Manager, Student Support Services Amy Vozel on Wednesdays from 1:30-3:30pm 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.

Free

Indigenous Literatures from Coast to Coast: Round table with Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui, Nathan Adler and Sarah Henzi

Buchanan Tower 1873 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) for a conversation on contemporary Indigenous literatures with authors Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui and Nathan Adler, and Sarah Henzi, Assistant Professor at SFU. Following their most recent publications, we will talk about the current exchanges, challenges, and barriers that exist for English- and French-speaking Indigenous writers in […]