by Amei-lee Laboucan | May 28, 2021 | Highlights, News
Photograph of Kamloops Indian Residential School, undated. From the Oblate Fathers (Deschatelets) – Les Oeuvres Oblates de l’Ontario collection at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (10a-c000432-d0007-001). The UBC Indian Residential School...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | May 18, 2021 | News
The Centre is saddened to hear of the loss of residential school Survivor and author Theodore Fontaine. Theodore was a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba, where he served as a chief in the late 70s. He went on to work with government and First...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | May 14, 2021 | News
Centre Academic Director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-Kwe, has been awarded the 2021 Ellen Meiksins Wood Prize by the Broadbent Institute. This award honours Aki-Kwe’s work and contributions as a lawyer, judge and youth advocate. The Wood Prize is awarded...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Apr 22, 2021 | News
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) at UBC and the First Nations House of Learning (FNHL) are hiring for a new position of Cultural Support Program Coordinator. This position will report to both Elizabeth Shaffer, Executive Director at...
