Indigi-Digitization
I am an indigenous person who is extremely passionate about cultural resurgence in my community, about decolonizing, and reclaiming our old ways. My chosen path has identified my ancestral languages as one of the areas where I can help my people…
300 Aboriginal Youth Become “UBC Students For A Day”
More than 300 Aboriginal high school students will become “UBC students for a day” when the 19th Annual National Aboriginal Achievement Awards come to Vancouver this week….
Mural Created out of PhD Candidate’s Work with First Nations Youth Displayed at Green College
Jennifer Wolowic, PhD Candidate in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Program at UBC, collaborated with sumaxs (the Sma’algyx word for young people) in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, for four years and created thousands of images of First Nations youth and their families.
Aboriginal Youth Circle Brings Together Youth from Across the Province
Aboriginal youth from across the province are being brought together by the UBC Division of Aboriginal People’s Health to engage with peers and role models, and they don’t even have to leave their home communities…
Intercultural Learning: Taiko Drum Workshop at the Longhouse
The Jodaiko Taiko drum group with be back at the First Nations Longhouse on January 31st for an intercultural learning opportunity. The two-hour workshop will feature Taiko and First Nations drumming and culminate in a final showcase performance…
300 Aboriginal Youth to visit UBC for National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation Education Series
300 First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth will come to UBC to explore the campus on February 23rd. The visit is part of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation Education Series….
First Nations Languages approved for UBC Admission Requirements
UBC has approved 14 First Nations languages for UBC Vancouver admission requirements. Students applying to the Vancouver Campus from BC and Yukon high schools must meet specific grade 11 and 12 admission requirements and these language courses have been added to the lists of approved courses.
UBC Launches New Indigenous Community Planning Masters Program
Providing indigenous communities greater knowledge, skills and capacity to plan their economic and community future will be the focus of a new masters program at the University of British Columbia…
Online Mentoring Program Helps Aboriginal Students Reach for Success
Through Aboriginal eMentoring BC, which started in November, around 50 aboriginal students around the province are spending up to two hours a week with a mentor from a university health science program.
A Chance to Work with Canada’s Most Distinguished Aboriginal Filmmaker
Students enrolled in FIPR 469A this spring will have the rare opportunity to work with Canada’s most distinguished Aboriginal filmmaker, Alanis Obomsawin….