Reframing Water Stewardship: Indigenous Contributions for Water Science and Resource Sustainability

The Indigenous Science Colloquium invites Indigenous students, faculty, staff, and community members to a session of the Indigenous Science Colloquium Series: A Conversation with Indigenous Scholars featuring Dr. Ranalda Tsosie. Ranalda Tsosie is […]


Planning for Healthy Communities with Sa̱nala Planning and Cwelcwélt Consulting

Planning for Healthy Communities with Sa̱nala Planning and Cwelcwélt Consulting

Join a panel of experienced Indigenous Community Planners from Sa̱nala Planning and Cwelcwélt Consulting to learn how strong planning cultures within communities and organizations can lead to better health outcomes. […]


Centering Community-Led Responses to the Toxic Drug Crisis: Learnings from Phase I of FNHA’s Indigenizing Harm Reduction Study

Centering Community-Led Responses to the Toxic Drug Crisis: Learnings from Phase I of FNHA’s Indigenizing Harm Reduction Study

This session will share qualitative findings from Phase I of the FNHA-led Indigenizing Harm Reduction Study, including wise practices, service gaps, and community-driven solutions. We’ll also preview our community-based research […]


UBC Medicine & The Australian National University: Walking the Path of Reconciliation Together

UBC Medicine & The Australian National University: Walking the Path of Reconciliation Together

Join an Indigenous Speakers Series session featuring representatives from The Australian National University (ANU) and the UBC FoM. They will reflect on the historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in […]


Beyond Siloed Stories: ‘The Nest’ screening & Talkback with Julietta Singh

Beyond Siloed Stories: ‘The Nest’ screening & Talkback with Julietta Singh

Join UBC in partnership with the National Film Board of Canada & Doc Northwest for a screening of Julietta Singh and Chase Joynt’s documentary The Nest, voted a Top 20 […]


Transforming Health for Everyone: Strengthening Medical Curriculum in an era of Truth, Reconciliation and Inclusion

Transforming Health for Everyone: Strengthening Medical Curriculum in an era of Truth, Reconciliation and Inclusion

Join an It Starts With Us session featuring a panel discussion exploring how curriculum in the Faculty of Medicine can be transformed to better reflect Indigenization, decolonization, and inclusion. Hear from leaders […]


‘My Name is Charlene’: Perseverance and Poise in an Era of Truth, Reconciliation, Anger & Rage

‘My Name is Charlene’: Perseverance and Poise in an Era of Truth, Reconciliation, Anger & Rage

In this Indigenous Speakers Series session, we will have a conversation with Chief Charlene Belleau of the Esk’etemc First Nation, who helped lay the foundations for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission […]


Indigenous Pop Up Arcade Event

Indigenous Pop Up Arcade Event

Join CIS, AISA, and CeDAR for an afternoon of community building and fun! Stop by CeDAR space to play a selection of Indigenous-made games. All students welcome. Meet in Room […]


“By knowing where you’ve been, you have a greater understanding of where you’re going”: Building Anishinaabe Futures Through Cultural Revitalization in the Lac du Flambeau Public School

“By knowing where you’ve been, you have a greater understanding of where you’re going”: Building Anishinaabe Futures Through Cultural Revitalization in the Lac du Flambeau Public School

Over the last four decades, the Waaswaaganing Anishinaabeg (Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin) have experienced a cultural renaissance, with resurgent interest in language, traditional arts, culture, and traditional harvests. This reengagement […]


Eliades Ochoa

Eliades Ochoa

Eliades Ochoa is one of the most celebrated Cuban “soneros” of all time and one of the original members of the Grammy-winning Buena Vista Social Club. Growing up in the […]