Join us for a special screening of this documentary following Madelaine McCallum’s journey as an Indigenous woman grappling with a cancer diagnosis, navigating the western medical system, and ultimately using the power of dance to guide her through. Following the film screening, Madelaine and other guests Warren Clarmont from BC Cancer Agency and Dr Unjali […]
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.
The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) in collaboration with UBC Learning Circle will be hosting a conversation about the importance of cultivating safe spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ people for healing. We will be centering our shift as a society to consciously make space for our people who are frequently forgotten about in healing spaces. This […]
The presentation will focus on the Aaniish Naa Gegii: the Children’s Health and Well-being Measure© (ACHWM), a strengths-based and culturally relevant app developed to measure the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) children. It will delve into the application of the ACHWM as a culturally safe assessment tool to gather local […]
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 […]
Syilx Okanagan world view on Honoring motherhood , through renewal practices, and seasonal aspects.
Sign up free online: https://learningcircle.ubc.ca/2023/05/08/honouring-our-stolen-relatives/ ========== The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) in collaboration with the UBC Learning Circle will be hosting a conversation on the impacts of “Our Stolen Relatives”. This workshop will look harm reduction and the on-going human rights crisis of the gendered and race-based violence in Canada. The session will […]
Plants are truly the world’s first teachers. Not so long ago, weaving plant fibres made the difference between human beings surviving or thriving, sometimes even between life or death. Today weaving is a path to the health and well-being of mind, body and spirit. This webinar will feature a filmed gathering process filmed on the […]
In this first part of “The Power of Indigenous Food Sovereignty Series” Gerry Kasten, Michael Wesley, Seamus Damsttrom and Tatyana Daniels will be sharing their journey with Indigenous food system and sharing the impacts of colonization. This webinar will emphasize the importance of recognizing Canada’s/BC’s colonial history, acknowledging Indigenous Peoples’ resilience and exploring the role […]
In this first part of “The Power of Indigenous Food Sovereignty Series” Gerry Kasten, Michael Wesley, Seamus Damsttrom and Tatyana Daniels will be sharing their journey with Indigenous food system and sharing the impacts of colonization. This webinar will emphasize the importance of recognizing Canada’s/BC’s colonial history, acknowledging Indigenous Peoples’ resilience and exploring the role […]
Sign up free online: https://learningcircle.ubc.ca/2023/09/14/icedar/ = Inspired by Leona Antoine, member of the Coldwater Indian Band and the Nlaka’pumux Nation, ICEDAR involves the creation of an online hub to make connections, nurture relationships, and exchange expertise in support of Indigenous communities. We welcome community members, students, and researchers working in all areas and disciplines and […]
Sign up online free at: https://learningcircle.ubc.ca/2023/09/14/warriors-against-violence-society/ ========= A victim’s story of how a men’s program addressing violent behaviors changed her life when the perpetrator participated in a unique program that incorporates tools, culture and spirituality. ========= Joyce Fossella is from the Lil’wat nation. Joyce has worked in the Indigenous community for over thirty years in […]