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.
The UBC 23 24 Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) Program is excited to invite Indigenous community members working in the healthcare sectors or areas of reconciliation to learn about the opportunity to become a UBC 23 24 ICS Indigenous facilitator. By becoming a facilitator, you will receive training and support from the UBC 23 24 team […]
About the speaker: Rachel Olson is a citizen of the Tr’ondek Hwech’in First Nation from the Yukon territory. She is a founding director of the Firelight Group, where she co-leads the traditional knowledge/traditional land use program area and leads the Indigenous health research team. Rachel has a Master of Research in Social Anthropology from the […]
Join the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) on Thursday, April 27 for UBC 23 24 Indigenous Cultural Safety: Creating Excellence in the Arenas of Truth, Reconciliation and Academia. Part of the REDI Indigenous Speaker Series, this virtual session features Dr. Nadine Caron, Co-Director of the UBC Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health, […]
This event is part of the 2023 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 2–9, 2023. The Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund directly implements the 8 goals and 43 actions of the Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP). Stream 3 provides funding for student-led initiatives that have an impact at any level, including unit, Faculty, department, institution or […]
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 […]
This webinar is about supports and services for children and youth with support needs (CYSN). We will share the story of how CYSN services came to be, who accesses them now, and the government’s responsibility to children and youth with support needs and their families. We will discuss what that story tells us about changes […]
This event is part of the 2023 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 2–9, 2023. Leadership education plays a major role in students’ learning and development across many professional fields and disciplinary contexts. To learn from different perspectives, faculty members across disciplines of education, engineering, management, nursing, and social work have formed a new community […]
Settlers on Indigenous land are not just English-speaking or French-speaking. The hundreds of languages we learn, use, and teach at UBC add up to a complex picture of what we might call settler multilingualism. What do different models of multilingualism and monolingualism currently promoted today tell us about how we acknowledge, or undermine, Indigenous sovereignty? […]
This event is part of the 2023 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 2–9, 2023. Join us in an exciting Augmented Reality (AR) experience on the UBC Okanagan campus. In this land-based learning activity, AR software will serve as your guide to locate, identify, and learn the Syilx names of Indigenous flora, giving you a […]
This event is part of the 2023 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 2–9, 2023. What I Learned in Class Today is an educational resource that documents both student and faculty experiences, perspectives, and tools on navigating Indigenous content in the classroom at University of British Columbia – Vancouver Campus. The resource originated as an […]
UBC Okanagan | In-person This event is part of the 2023 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 2–9, 2023. Krystal Withakay is an independent Syilx artist and knowledge keeper. Her life’s work is closely connected to sharing Syilx perspectives on land, natural resources, language, and laughter. Join Krystal for insight on how the land nourishes […]
