Discussion paper looks at the legal and human rights framework for mass graves

by Amei-lee Laboucan | Jun 28, 2021 | Highlights, News, Press releases

The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) at UBC has released a new discussion paper exploring considerations for addressing missing children, unmarked burials and mass graves at residential schools. The paper, Considering the legal...

Statement on the Sisters of St. Ann and Royal BC Museum and Archives Agreement

by Amei-lee Laboucan | Jun 25, 2021 | News, Press releases

The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) at UBC welcomes the agreement the Sisters of St. Ann (SSA) have reached with the Royal BC Museum (RBCM) and Archives to provide enhanced access to the records they hold related to their work in...

UBCIC and Heiltsuk Nation announce Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond to intervene in BC Human Rights case against Vancouver Police Department over racial profiling and wrongful detainment

by Amei-lee Laboucan | Jun 16, 2021 | News, Press releases

Concerted national action overdue for all the children who never came home from residential schools

by Amei-lee Laboucan | Jun 2, 2021 | News, Press releases

Joint News Release From the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC The National Residential School Crisis Line is available for residential school Survivors: 1-866-925-4419 The discovery...

The discovery of a mass grave at a former residential school is just the tip of the iceberg

by Amei-lee Laboucan | May 30, 2021 | Highlights, Media coverage, News, Press releases

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe) is the director of the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre and a professor of law at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, at the University of British Columbia. This piece was originally published in the Globe and Mail...