Indigenous Knowledges: Local Priorities, Global Contexts
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
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”
Intercultural Learning: Taiko Drum Workshop at the Longhouse
A Powerful Musqueam Welcome to UBC
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
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
PIMS and FNHL Offer Emerging Aboriginal Scholars Summer Camp
Feast Bowl: Fostering and Celebrating Well-Being
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 […]