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- IRSHDC Welcomes Janey Lew as Director The Centre is pleased to welcome Janey Lew, PhD. (she/they) into the role of Director. Janey stepped into the role earlier this year.
- Watch: CBC Interviews IRSHDC Academic Director Johnny MackLast month, the CBC’s Wawmeesh Hamilton visited IRSHDC Academic Director Johnny Mack at the Centre to talk about Nuu-chah-nulth worldview, making room for Indigenous students, addressing denialism, and more. Watch the full interview here.
- Job Posting: IRSHDC DirectorWe are hiring! Find the internal job posting here, and the external posting here. The job requisition number is JR23041 Director, Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre. Apply by January 11, 2026.
- Turning Sideways Toward Truth: A Statement from the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
Events unfolding at another B.C. campus over the past week have brought renewed attention to a familiar tactic: attempts to provoke controversy around the history of residential schools in order to draw Indigenous communities and institutions into an exhausting cycle of reaction. - Statement Regarding Recent Findings at St. Augustine’s and Kuper Island Indian Residential SchoolsThe Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) extends our deepest condolences and support to the Shíshálh Nation and to the Penelakut Tribe following their recent announcements regarding unmarked graves at the sites of the former St. Augustine’s Indian Residential School (also known as Sechelt Residential School) and the Kuper Island Indian Residential School. We are… Read more: Statement Regarding Recent Findings at St. Augustine’s and Kuper Island Indian Residential Schools