Speaker: Dr. Caroline Ferguson Irlanda, Stanford University Linda Tuhiwai Smith famously wrote that “research” is a dirty word in Indigenous communities. Yet these communities have stewarded marine ecosystems since […]
In this Indigenous Speakers Series session, we will have a conversation with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation, lawyer, and Senior Manager, EDI & Indigeneity, at the […]
Speaker: Kevin Chang Abstract KUA's Executive Director Kevin Chang will discuss some of the roots behind community movements in environmental governance and self-determination to aloha ʻāina (to care for that […]
Explore Canada’s only Indigenous Public Health professional development opportunity at UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. The Indigenous Public Health Training Institutes equip Indigenous community members and scholars with the necessary skills […]
The “genomic diversity problem” in the field of medical genetics and precision health research reflects an enduring colonial logic tied to liberal identity/difference politics, which prioritize inclusion and representation over […]
UBC's School of Community and Regional Planning gathers keen minds in planning and several other fields, with insights from UBC, Vancouver, and beyond, to tackle the big challenges we face today and how our fields intersect to solve them. Our Speaker Series is a great reminder of how transdisciplinary the planning field is (at its […]