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Indigenous Knowledges: Local Priorities, Global Contexts
By Thane Bonar on April 13, 2012
UBC Librarian Ingrid Parent is currently serving as President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and in that role she is holding her first Presidential Meeting here at the UBC Vancouver campus. The theme of the meeting is “Indigenous Knowledges: Local Priorities, Global Contexts”.
Aboriginal Oral Histories in the Courtroom
By Thane Bonar on March 4, 2012
In 1997, the Supreme Court of Canada’s Delgamuukw decision determined that oral traditions must be placed “on an equal footing with the types of historical evidence that courts are familiar with” in Aboriginal land claims court proceedings. But how has oral history been used in the courts since that potentially ground-breaking ruling?
300 Aboriginal Youth Become “UBC Students For A Day”
By Thane Bonar on February 22, 2012
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….
Intercultural Learning: Taiko Drum Workshop at the Longhouse
By Thane Bonar on January 12, 2012
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…
A Powerful Musqueam Welcome to UBC
By Thane Bonar on November 9, 2011
On November 3rd, UBC opened the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), the most sustainable building in North America. Kwes Kwestin (Jim Kew), Cultural Representative for the Musqueam Indian Band, spoke to attendees at the opening celebration on behalf of Musqueam. Read his full remarks.
Aboriginal Leaders, UBC Scholars Gather for Dialogue on Indian Residential Schools
By Thane Bonar on November 4, 2011
The First Nations House of Learning welcomed nearly 200 senior university administrators, national Aboriginal leaders, faculty members, and residential school survivors on November 1st for a dialogue on the history and legacy of the Indian residential schools and the role that contemporary educational institutions can play in addressing them.
New Aboriginal Student Orientation Offered at UBC
By Kirsten Scansen on November 4, 2011
From August 15- 31st 2011, nine new-to-UBC Aboriginal students took part in the Jump Start orientation program. Traditionally a program for international students, 2011 was the first year that an Aboriginal cohort was included alongside international students.
PIMS and FNHL Offer Emerging Aboriginal Scholars Summer Camp
By Elle-Maija Tailfeathers on October 13, 2011
This summer, 20 First Nations students in grades 10 and 11 attended the ‘Emerging Aboriginal Scholars’ summer camp jointly run by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) and the UBC First Nations House of Learning. The camp ran for five weeks from July to August, 2011.
Feast Bowl: Fostering and Celebrating Well-Being
By UBC Human Resources on August 19, 2011
Through a Healthy Workplace Initiative Program grant, a team from the First Nations House of Learning (FNHL) and the Institute for Aboriginal Health (IAH) has begun hosting a monthly community Feast Bowl meal that celebrates Aboriginal traditions, healthy eating, locally grown food, and the community of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people on the Vancouver […]
Cry Rock at UBC
By Jordan Wilson and Matthew Norris on March 16, 2011
In February 2011, the University of British Columbia had the privilege to host a screening of Cry Rock, a short documentary written, directed, and produced by Banchi Hanuse, a UBC First Nation Studies Program alumna…