Media Coverage
Indigenous teen’s ‘heinous’ treatment while disclosing abuse indicative of pattern, advocate says
Director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond spoke to Global News about the RCMP’s treatment of a sexual assault victim.
B.C. prosecutors aim to tackle bias and racism to reduce ‘unacceptable’ number of Indigenous incarcerations
Centre Academic Director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-Kwe, spoke to CBC news about the criminal justice system.
Years of listening to residential school survivors taught Eleanore Sunchild not to fear the truth
Cree Laywer, Eleanore Sunchild, reflects on her experiences of documenting survivors stories of sexual-assault and turmoil at the hand of government-run institutions.
Jody Wilson-Raybould’s declarations about speaking truth to power are rooted in matriarchal traditions
Director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond spoke to the Georgia Straight about Indigenous matriarchs and speaking truth to those in power.
Discussions with attorney general about SNC-Lavalin were ‘troubling,’ legal expert says
Centre Director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond recently spoke to The Star News about Jody Wilson-Raybould and the defence of law.
Government of Canada, with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation leaders, announce co-developed legislation will be introduced on Indigenous child and family services in early 2019
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott speaks about new federal legislation on Indigenous child and family services. This announcement is the result of intensive engagements from this year which focused on reducing the number of Indigenous children in care.
Province mandates UBC develop action plan in response to Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The Centre is featured in a recent Ubyssey article about implementing the TRC Calls to Action at UBC.
Six months after opening, the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre is inching toward becoming a formal centre
The Residential School History and Dialogue Centre was recently featured in The Ubyssey.
Speaking My Truth: The Journey to Reconciliation Book Launch at the Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre
The recent book launch event at the Centre was covered in the Ubyssey newspaper.
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond joins Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre and Allard School of Law
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe), a renowned Indigenous Canadian judge, lawyer and advocate, has joined UBC as the inaugural director of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC).
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond appointed director of UBC’s new Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
The Centre was featured in a recent article in the Vancouver Sun.
UBC appoints former Indigenous judge and youth advocate as History and Dialogue Centre director
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre was recently featured in The Ubyssey.
Photos: Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre officially opens at UBC
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre was recently featured in the Georgia Straight.
UBC Opens Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) and Offers Statement of Apology Related to the Indian Residential School System
First Nations Summit covered the recent opening of the Centre on their website.
With the opening of the History and Dialogue Centre, Ono apologizes for UBC’s role in residential schools
UBC President Santa Ono apologized yesterday for the university’s institutionalized support of the injustices that happened to Indigenous people in residential schools. This event was covered by The Ubyssey.