by Amei-lee Laboucan | Sep 30, 2020 | News
Guest post from the Education and Programming Team at the Centre: Kim Lawson, Jess Boon and Shannon Robinson Today, we raise our hands to residential school Survivors, everyone who loves them, and everyone who is participating in Orange Shirt Day. This year in...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Sep 16, 2020 | News
The Centre is saddened to learn of the passing of Ronald “Bud” Sparrow, a member of the Musqueam First Nation. Bud was the defendant in the renowned Sparrow case [R v. Sparrow], one of the most important Indigenous rights cases in Canadian history. Although the...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Sep 13, 2020 | News
UBC has finalized its Indigenous Strategic Plan, marking a momentous occasion for the university as it becomes the first university in North America to commit to implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). With input from...