by Amei-lee Laboucan | Feb 23, 2021 | Event, News
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre recently held a dialogue on implementing the UN Declaration through Bill C-15. The dialogue included 12 political, expert, and legal panelists offering perspectives on the proposed federal government...
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...