Indigenous Learning Pathways
The Indigenous Learning Pathways program is a self-directed, multi-course suite of training that supports new employees to meaningfully and respectfully engage with Indigenous histories, knowledges, perspectives, and realities in their role at UBC.
Musqueam Artist Shares Research, Cultural Practices, and Oral Histories
Musqueam community member and artist Morgan Guerin shared and discussed Musqueam culture, history, and his contribution to the exhibit cəsnaʔəm, the city before the city.
Classroom Climate Hits the Road!
Aboriginal Initiatives Strategist, Amy Perreault, and Classroom Climate and Educational Resource Developer, Hanae Tsukada recently returned from San Fransisco, California, where they shared their work on Classroom Climate at the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education conference, November 4-8, 2015. POD is a forty-year old, globally recognized professional organization serving faculty developers in […]
Taking Classroom Climate Online
Register now for Taking Classroom Climate Online, a faculty roundtable and discussion on how to address issues of identity in online and blended learning environments, considerations of place and location when using digital technologies, and articulating cyberspace in the context of Indigenous studies.
Classroom Climate: Language Matters
Bridging the Knowledge Gap What can we do to “bridge the knowledge gap” – whether that be remediating our own knowledge gaps to avoid the kinds of problems identified by my student, or providing our students with a firmer grounding of basic information on Indigenous topics to raise the level of conversation in our courses? […]
Exploring the City Before the City
Susan Rowley and Jordan Wilson discuss the new exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology: ćǝsnaɁǝm, the city before the city. The exhibit aims to bring awareness to the deep-seated and often neglected Musqueam history beneath Vancouver.
unceded.
unceded. was on display in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre from Jan.18-Feb.25, 2015. Find out more about this exhibit and visit the online archive.
Where Are We in the World? – Film Screening
Where Are We in the World? is a series of films that feature sites around the Lower Mainland shaped by often ignored or hidden histories of struggle and agency. Join us for a debut screening event on Friday, March 6, 2015.
A Landless Territory: How Do We Articulate Cyberspace Within the Discourse of Indigenous Studies?
David Gaertner discusses the importance of Indigenous new media and provides local examples.
Our Truth: UBC’s Engagement with the TRC One Year Later
In this panel discussion, invited Faculty and Students reflect on their exploration and engagement with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, last year on Sept.18, 2014.
