Join Roots for a day of visiting and beading! Learn simple beading skills and sew up a heart filled with traditional medicines. Roots invites you to a workshop, led by Auntie Rosie, focused on beading and traditional medicines. Learn to sew and bead a fabric heart and fill it with cedar, sweetgrass, and sage. Visit […]
Come and join Carolyn Roberts & Kelsey Mata Foote as they launch their new picture book Tess’s Red Dress. Together they will talk about the making of the book and all that came with the process. Tsitsàyxemaat from the Squamish Nation will be joining the panel to read parts of the story in the Squamish […]
The First Nations House of Learning presents a special talk by acclaimed Indigenous writer and humourist Drew Hayden Taylor, who will take you on a journey covering his literary career and other endeavours. Born and raised on the Curve Lake First Nation, he has done everything from performing stand-up comedy at the Kennedy Center in Washington […]
Please join us on Wednesday, January 22nd, from 12:00–2:00pm at the Sty-wet-tan Great Hall in the First Nations House of Learning (The Longhouse) for an Indigenous STEM student welcome lunch. This is an opportunity for you to meet other Indigenous students, faculty, and staff; learn more about what supports and resources are available to you in pursuing […]
The First Nations House of Learning invites the UBC community to its second annual Indigenous Holiday Craft Fair, which showcases Indigenous art and crafts for sale. Indigenous students, faculty, staff, and community members will be displaying and selling their art and handmade crafts. Last year, this included original art pieces, small leather goods, beaded jewelry […]
Do you have an idea of how to use up to $25,000 to bring the Indigenous Strategic Plan to action? Are you looking for a supportive space to explore this opportunity further? Regardless of where you may be at in the proposal writing process, please join us for an informal opportunity to connect and get […]
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