by Amei-lee Laboucan | Mar 31, 2021 | Event, News
The Global Conversations on the Return of Cultural Heritage Series is aimed at bringing Indigenous experts, museum professionals, and human rights specialists from across the globe for conversations on repatriation and the return of cultural heritage. One year ago,...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Mar 31, 2021 | News
UBC has announced 18 recipients of honorary degrees for its upcoming commencement ceremonies at the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. UBC confers honorary degrees—the highest honours conferred by the university—to deserving individuals who have made substantial...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Mar 22, 2021 | News
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) at the University of Manitoba received $2.4 million in support from the Canada Innovation Fund. The funding supports the NCTR’s Digital Architecture project, which will allow archivists to develop a new...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Mar 22, 2021 | Event, News
The Tŝilhqot’in National Government has launched a report entitled “Dada Nentsen Gha Yatastɨg: Tŝilhqot’in in the Time of COVID.” Translated to English, the title means “I am going to tell you about a very bad disease.” The report documents the...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Mar 22, 2021 | News
The Centre has welcomed three staff this past month to support the collections, education and research teams. Noah Duranseaud, who previously worked in a consultant capacity, was hired as a Digital Systems Specialist in March. A graduate of UBC iSchool, Noah holds a...
by Amei-lee Laboucan | Mar 22, 2021 | News
Shannon Robinson is the Education and Programming Strategist at the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre. She hails from Red Deer Albert and has degree in First Nations & Indigenous studies from UBC. Her work as a program coordinator for the Native Youth...
