Between Membership &Belonging: Life Under Section 10 of the Indian Act with Dr. Damien Lee
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 […]
UBC Asian Independent Cinema Showcase x TFAI Taiwan Docs: “In Search of the Self” Documentary Shorts from Taiwan
The UBC Indigenous Science Colloquium presents a conversation with Dr. Salena Hill, a member of the Apsáalooke (Crow) and Amaskapi Pikuni (Blackfeet) Tribal Nations and Assistant Professor in the Doctoral […]
Disconnect to Reconnect with Vanessa and Ariana from Decolonize and Rize
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 […]
Bridging Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Academia: When to Build, When to Burn
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. Salena Hill, […]
Shared Futures: The Reordering of Indigenous Justice
14th Annual Richard V. Ericson Lecture Through the lens of an anthropologist of legal consciousness, we take an ethnographic journey to the elusive grail of Indigenous-determined justice in Canada—a journey […]
Indigenous Pop-Up Arcade
Join CIS, AISA, and CEDaR to try out some of the best Indigenous-made games.
UBC Reads Sustainability with Rueben George
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 […]
Kua’Ᾱina Ulu ‘Auamo: Grassroots Growing Through Shared Responsibility.
Speaker: Kevin Chang Abstract KUA’s Executive Director Kevin Chang will discuss some of the roots behind community movements in environmental governance and self-determination to aloha ʻāina (to care for that […]
Refusing the Diversity Problem: Liberalism, Genomics, and Indigenous Critique with Dr. Jessica Kolopenuk
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 […]
Indigenizing Kidney Research Through Relationality and Kindness: A Can-SOLVE CKD Network Approach with Catherine Turner and Jocelyn Jones
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 […]









