The UBC Department of English Language & Literatures is pleased to invite you to a book celebration and lecture by UBC alumna Dr. Deanna Reder (Cree-Métis), Full Professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies and the Department of English at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Reder will discuss her monograph, Autobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition: Cree and Métis âcimisowina (Wilfred […]

Join us in-person or online for the opening event of UBC’s Sustainable Development Goals Month - a conversation with Sundance Chief and author Rueben George about his bestselling book, It Stops Here: Standing Up For Our Lands, Our Waters and Our People, moderated by UBC Associate Professor Dr. Shannon Leddy. For over a decade, Rueben George has been a […]

Radical Re-shifting of Imbalances: 4-part Artist Sharing Series 2025 Coastal Dance Festival Included with MOA admission (free for Indigenous people and students) Artists will share their processes and practices by way of discourse, movement, song, story, and multimedia. The discourse will address Indigenizing spaces by asserting ways of knowing that are embedded in Indigenous song and dance, as well as, preparing oneself […]

"As a professional, you need to stay neutral and not advocate.” “Don’t show emotions in a professional environment.” “Avoid wearing bright colours and dangling earrings if you want to look professional.” Chances are you’ve been given advice like this at some point. As our working and learning environments become more diverse, it’s worth questioning which […]