by Amei-lee Laboucan | Jul 10, 2020 | Event, News
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) will be hosting an online discussion with residential school Survivors, “Nothing for us without us.” The voices of residential school Survivors are a critical part of reconciliation and continue to impact...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Jun 21, 2020 | Event, News
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) is hosting an event with Intergenerational Survivors discussing “Two Spirit” — what does it mean, where did it come from, and how do Indigenous roles of gender and identity help in redress and...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | May 29, 2020 | Event, News
UBC Learning Circle, the Indigenous Research Support Initiative at UBC (IRSI) and the Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health recently partnered on a COVID-themed webinar looking at informing First Nations, Inuit and Métis on ways in which to protect reserve...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | May 11, 2020 | Event, News
Dr. Tricia Logan, head of research and engagement the Centre, will be speaking on Métis experiences in residential schools as part of an upcoming Métis Talks series event. Tricia has done extensive research on Métis experiences and recently worked with Historica...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Jan 17, 2020 | Event, News
January 27 is the International Day of Commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust, and marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In honour of the victims, UBC Opera Ensemble (School of Music), the Modern European Studies Program...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Jan 10, 2020 | Event, News
Dr. Tricia Logan, head of research and engagement the Centre, is speaking at a UBC iSchool colloquia in early February. The talk will look at memory institutions, and the role of libraries, archives and museums in creating space for (de)colonization. Increasingly,...