by Amei-lee Laboucan | Feb 22, 2021 | Event, News
For the past several years UBC Library and the First Nations and Indigenous Studies program has held a Honouring Indigenous Writers Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. This edit-a-thon event, inspired by Daniel Heath Justice’s Twitter campaign of the same name, seeks to bring...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Feb 8, 2021 | Event, News
Bill C-15 is a proposed federal law setting out a framework to advance implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is hosting a two-day National Forum on February 10 and...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Feb 5, 2021 | Event, News
Guest post by Shannon Robinson, Education and Programming team February is Black History Month. While we should celebrate Black history and excellence every day, this is an opportunity for a focused, intentional and elevated reflection and recognition of Black history...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Jan 25, 2021 | Event, News
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC is hosting a Dialogue on the Government of Canada’s Bill C-15 which will provide political, expert, and legal perspectives on the proposed legislation to implement the United Nations...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Jan 25, 2021 | Event, News
The Assembly of First Nations is holding a series of virtual gatherings throughout the spring. The gatherings will be focused on First Nations child and family wellbeing, including the new Indigenous child and family services legislation, An Act respecting First...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Dec 16, 2020 | Event, News
The Centre’s head of research and engagement, Tricia Logan, was a panelist at a recent digital humanities conference. Collaboration Works Two Ways: Data Sovereignty and Representation in Indigenous Digital Humanities featured speakers from both UBC and the...
