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Uplifting Indigenous Knowledge and Culture via Graphic Recording or Witnessing with Michelle Buchholz

Online/Virtual Event

Michelle Buchholz has built her practice up to incorporate her own Wet’suwet’en ways of knowing and being and refers to graphic recording as witnessing. She has joined hundreds of gatherings to witness her client’s stories, truths, successes and hardships, most of which being with Indigenous communities. She will share her witnessing methodology and how visuals […]

Free

Winter 2025 Indigenous Public Health Training Institute

Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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 to address public health issues in Indigenous communities. One-week intensive courses are offered toward the completion of the Graduate Certificate or Certificate (non-credit) in Indigenous […]

Refusing the Diversity Problem: Liberalism, Genomics, and Indigenous Critique with Dr. Jessica Kolopenuk

Online/Virtual Event

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 substantive engagement with Indigenous sovereignties on their own terms. This paper critiques diversity initiatives in genomics, arguing that they perpetuate colonial structures by framing Indigeneity […]

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Indigenizing Kidney Research Through Relationality and Kindness: A Can-SOLVE CKD Network Approach with Catherine Turner and Jocelyn Jones

Online/Virtual Event

In recognition of March being Kidney Health Month in Canada and World Kidney Day happening on March 13, the Can-SOLVE CKD Network will explore the ethical and collaborative approaches to Indigenizing kidney research, focusing on relationality and kindness. We will discuss the importance of relationality, building trust, and fostering community engagement. In addition we will […]

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Between Membership &Belonging: Life Under Section 10 of the Indian Act with Dr. Damien Lee

Online/Virtual Event

2025 marks the 40th anniversary of section 10 band membership – an aspect of the Indian Act that allows First Nations to determine their own membership lists. While section 10 was touted as a success in self-governance, problems have emerged. In this talk, Dr. Damien Lee examines positives and negatives of First Nation-controlled band membership […]

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Disconnect to Reconnect with Vanessa and Ariana from Decolonize and Rize

Online/Virtual Event

Email, social media, and other online platforms keep us constantly plugged in to the outside world. In this circle participants will reflect on simple ways to disconnect from the digital world so they can reconnect with themselves. We will also explore accessible ways to cultivate a deeper connection to the land regardless of where one […]

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