Dr. Tricia Logan steps into the role of interim Academic Director with the Centre
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre is pleased to announce Dr. Tricia Logan as the interim Academic Director, a role she stepped into this fall. Dr. Logan, a Métis scholar, is cross-appointed with the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. Since 2019, she has been part of the team at the Centre; […]
Wellness Drop-ins
Beginning on November 29, the Centre invites Indigenous students, staff, faculty and community members to drop-in to the Centre on Tuesdays for tea or coffee (and goodies) with an Elder or Cultural Support Worker. This is a place to either take a wellness break, enjoy conversation, seek wisdom or all three. The new weekly wellness […]
NFB Film Series
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC invites you to learn about the colonial history and ongoing impact of the Indian residential school system through this six-part film series, presented in partnership with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The series runs from September 15 through October 13, 2022 with a […]
Tiny Orange Sweater Crafting Workshop
Thursday, September 15, 2022 10:30 – 11:30 am IRSHDC, 1985 Learners Walk, UBC The Tiny Orange Sweater Project was created to acknowledge the impact residential schools have had on Indigenous peoples since the recent discovery of unmarked graves and recognizes each child who never returned home from residential school. The campaign was initiated through Facebook in 2021 […]
Tsqelmucwilc: The Kamloops Indian Residential School—Resistance and a Reckoning
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 5:30 PM (Doors 5 PM) The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC and Arsenal Pulp Press present a book launch and conversation featuring: Celia Haig-Brown (author)Randy Fred, Nuu-Chah-Nulth (contributor)Garry Gottfriedson, Secwepemc (contributor) In conversation with Kristin Kozar, Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre “Tsqelmucwilc” (pronounced cha-CAL-mux-weel) is […]
Musqueam artist Darryl Blyth creates unique Orange Shirt Day t-shirt design
Darryl Blyth is an artist, graphic designer, and member of the Musqueam Nation. Darryl works as a graphic artist for a sign company and does freelance artwork and graphic design. He specialises in contemporary digital design for print and media and is also emerging as a traditional Salish artist. Darryl is passionate about combining modern […]
MacLean’s: Inside UBC’s Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
Architect Alfred Waugh of Formline Architecture and designer of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC comments on harmonizing Indigenous and Western ways of knowing and the significance of winning a Governor General’s award.
What we learned: Two Generations Reflect on Tsimshian Education and the Day Schools
The legacy of residential schools has haunted Canadians, yet little is known about the day and public schools where most Indigenous children were sent to be educated. In What We Learned, two generations of Tsimshian students – elders born in the 1930s and 1940s and middle-aged adults born in the 1950s and 1960s – add […]
Wawahte Indian Residential Schools
“Wawahte: Indian Residential Schools recounts the life experiences of three Indian residential school survivors, as told to Kingston author Robert Wells, a retired Ontario Conservation Officer. Robert Wells made a promise to an Elder in his childhood that one day he would tell the stories of his three friends Esther Faries, Bunny Galvin and Stanley […]
Valley of the Birdtail : An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation
“A heart-rending true story about racial injustice, residential schools and a path forward. Divided by a beautiful valley and 150 years of racism, the Waywayseecappo reserve and the town of Rossburn have been neighbours for nearly as long as Canada has been a country. Their story reflects much of what has gone wrong in relations […]