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Statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day
The month of June is recognized as National Indigenous Peoples Month, with June 21 as a day to celebrate Indigenous Peoples.
Passing of Bill C-15 a milestone for Canada
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was passed on June 16, 2021.
CBC: Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs applies to intervene in case against VPD for handcuffing Indigenous pair
Centre Academic Director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-Kwe, is featured in a CBC article about a human rights case.
UBCIC: 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
Dr. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-Kwe, will be applying to intervene on behalf of UBCIC in an ongoing BC human rights case against the VPD for the wrongful detainment of Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter, outside a bank in Vancouver in December of 2019.
BC Civil Liberties Association awards Centre Academic Director
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-Kwe, has received the 2020 Reg Robson Award.
New paper on terminology in relation to Kamloops Indian Residential School discovery
The Centre’s latest paper looks at international human rights and legal considerations in relation to terminology and the discovery of undocumented burials at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
CTV: Experts: Lack of care in residential schools further complicate identifying children found in unmarked graves
Dr. Tricia Logan, head of research and engagement at the Centre, spoke to CTV News about Survivor testimony and Kamloops Residential School.
Toronto Star: National library apologizes for online content that excluded Indigenous people
Centre Academic Director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-Kwe, spoke to The Star about Library Archives Canada’s website.
30-second bio: Tricia Logan
Dr. Tricia Logan, head of research and engagement at the Centre, was recently featured in UBC’s 30-second bios. Learn more about her work.
The World: Gruesome boarding school discovery forces Canada to reckon with its cultural genocide history
Centre Director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-Kwe, spoke to PRI’s The World about Canada’s duty to respond to recent events in Kamloops.