Congratulations to the graduating class of 2024, and to all those who have who supported them in reaching this exciting moment! A special shout out to Shanaya Kumar who has been a huge help with the Indigenous Learning Pathways Project. Graduates, we are so excited to see where your journeys take you next! ❤︎ 

Our team is hosting a number of exciting workshops in the coming weeks and hope to see you there before you head off on exciting summer adventures. The team will also be hosting monthly drop-ins for anyone who would like to stay in touch over the summer. We would love to hear about the work you are doing and provide support where we can!

How do we disrupt systemic colonial attitudes in the classroom while integrating Indigenous topics in a way that supports addressing knowledge gaps in a good way? This interactive virtual workshop will bring materials in from the What I Learned in Class Today Facilitation Guide and Toolkit, launched March 2024 and will include both guided group discussion and smaller breakout groups.  

Date: May 23, 2024
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am
Location: Online

Launching in Summer 2024, Indigenous Learning Pathways (ILP) is a multi-course online training program led by CTLT Indigenous Initiatives and the Orientations & Onboarding program in Central HR, and involving collaboration and support from numerous staff, faculty, and programs across UBC. Attend this session to learn more about the development process behind ILP, including partnership approaches, lessons learned along the way, and opportunities that emerged to create systemic change as we carved out space for this work.

Date: June 4, 2024
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: Zoom

Join CTLT Indigenous Initiatives team members Paulina Semenec, Evaluations Consultant, and Samantha Nock, Educational Consultant, Campus and Classroom Climate, in an exploration around the ways in which timelines impact community-centred evaluation processes. Together, we will dream beyond the boundaries of institutional concepts of time and space, creating strategies that support co-developing community-centred project evaluation that support respectful relationships between communities and project partners.

Date: June 5, 2024
Time: 9:00am - 10:30am
Location: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Room 2.22

Applying Anti-Racist Pedagogy in the Classroom is a cohort-based program where educators will explore anti-racist approaches and practices while learning from others and building relationships in a collaborative learning environment. In this program we will focus on the classroom environment, with a focus on building and maintaining caring classroom climates. In this program, you will explore ways to embed anti-racist principles into your teaching practice and come away equipped to support IBPOC students.

The program runs over a six-week period, beginning June 6 until June 27. It consists of four in-person workshops and approximately 10-12 hours of asynchronous work. To apply, participants are required to commit to the entirety of the program. 

Application Deadline: May 23, 2024 

The four mandatory in-person workshops are held on: 
Thursday, June 6: 9am – 12pm  
Thursday, June 13: 9am – 12pm
Thursday, June 20: 9am – 12pm  
Thursday, June 27: 9am – 12pm  

Do you have questions about how to thoughtfully integrate Indigenous content and representation into your course work? Curious about how to offer meaningful land acknowledgements in online meetings or events at UBC? Indigenous Initiatives’ Virtual Coffee Drop-ins are great place to explore these topics, connect with others on the same learning path, or just get to know our team. 

We welcome you to join us Wednesday, May 29th at 7pm for a conversation between Billy-Ray Belcourt and Molly Cross Blanchard in celebration of Belcourt‘s new book, Coexistence. Presented by Massy Books, Massy Arts Society, Penguin Random House in partnership with the Libby Leshgold Gallery.

Billy-Ray is a member of the UBC community, a faculty member in the School of Creative Writing. You can find a copy of his book on the Massy Bookstore website. 

Join the Faculty of Applied Science EDI.I in solidarity to take a stand against violence towards women and children while taking practical steps in our collective journey towards reconciliation. Come visit our information table and pick up a moosehide pin (vegan options available) as a way to demonstrate your commitment to healthy masculinity and taking a stand against gendered violence.

Date: May 16, 2024
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Kaiser Atrium - 2332 Main Mall

You can view a short video about the Moose Hide Campaign. There is also a livestream from Victoria, BC. on the 16th which will feature a keynote speaker, messages from Raven Lacerte, and more information on how we can all work together to end gender based violence in Canada.

As part of an ongoing effort by the UBC Library Digitization Centre and cIRcle, UBC Library is making Indigenous language dictionaries more accessible by digitizing these works and making them available through UBC Open Collections.

“Within the province of British Columbia, there are 32 First Nations languages—eight are severely endangered and 22 are nearly extinct. Language revitalization projects and supports are crucial in redressing the impacts of colonialism, and allowing for communities to have cultural sovereignty,” says Kayla Lar-Son, Acting Head of Xwi7xwa Library.

A new collaborative study, by a group including First Nations knowledge holders from across British Columbia, technical staff working for BC First Nations, and researchers at UBC and SFU, examined the concept of Indigenous data sovereignty in the context of salmon-bearing ecosystems in BC. 

The Museum of Anthropology at UBC will reopen its doors to the public on June 13, 2024 at 5pm, following an 18-month closure that saw the successful completion of cutting-edge seismic upgrades to its Great Hall, coupled with the revitalization and reinterpretation of displays of Northwest Coast Indigenous carvings, poles, weavings and other works from the past and present. Along with the Museum‘s reopening, MOA will present two exhibitions sharing Indigenous perspectives on colonial history and in Pursuit of Venus [infected] (Western Canada premiere) by famed Māori artist, Lisa Reihana and To Be Seen, To Be Heard: First Nations in Public Spaces, 1900–1965 (world premiere). MOA‘s reopening this summer coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Museum‘s opening to the public.

Join Massy Arts and Filmmaker Neil Aaron Saturday June 8th at 6pm for a screening & discussion of his two films Canada is Triflin & Regina v. xʷ is xʷ čaa.

Join Massy Arts, and 2024 BC & Yukon Book Finalists Sam George, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, and Jill Yonit Goldberg Thursday, June 20th at 6pm for a showcase and discussion with host Michelle Cyca.

Nch‘ú7mut in the Skwxwú7mesh snichim (Squamish language) means "interconnectivity and oneness". The Skwxwú7mesh Two-Spirit community has used it to mean "one love". This exhibition and all work associated is being done in the spirit of nch‘ú7mut.

In this exhibition (May 28 - September 8), the concepts of Indigeneity and Blackness are explored through visual and performance-based arts such as film, dance, jewelry and poetry. The Sum of All is a celebration of the lived experiences of the featured artists and guest curator who represent multiple cultural groups.