Executive Director Kristin Kozar discusses the work of the IRSHDC and its forthcoming Open House
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) is opening its doors to the UBC Vancouver community to highlight its important role on campus. Ahead of the first Open House on April 15, we spoke with Executive Director, Kristin Kozar about how the IRSHDC staff support Residential School Survivors and her plans to expand […]
Join us at our Open House!
On behalf of the leadership at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, we would like to invite you to our Open House on April 15, 2pm-5pm. Over light snacks and refreshments, Kristin Kozar, Executive Director of the IRSHDC, will be speaking about the Centre, our programs, research initiatives and answering questions related to […]
Self-Guided Tours Now Available at IRSHDC
The Centre is excited to announce that visitors can now take a self-guided tour of our space. These tours will allow you to learn about the building itself as well as the tools and resources in our gallery space. Self-guided tour manuals are available to be picked up at the desk in front of our […]
Statement Regarding the Blue Quills First Nation Research Findings at the Site of the Former Sacred Heart Residential School
January 25, 2024, The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (the Centre) shares in deep sadness about the disclosure of a communal grave at the former site of the Sacred Heart Residential School in Blue Quills First Nation. On January 24, Leah Redcrow, CEO of Acimowin Opaspiw Society along with leaders from Saddle Lake […]
Stó:lō confirms 158 children’s deaths at four institutions as investigation reveals rampant neglect, abuse
Our hearts are with all those affected by these institutions, and with the First Nations impacted by this news. Read Cara McKenna’s coverage of this announcement for Indiginews.
‘A different place’: How the missing children of a former B.C. residential school changed Canada
Tricia Logan, the Interim Academic Director at the Centre, addresses the crucial significance of both the immediate local and global response to Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc’s announcement on May 27. She emphasizes the indispensable role of annual reflection in fostering widespread awareness about residential schools and illuminating Canada’s complex relationship with colonialism.
Indigenous data sovereignty concerns raised as harm from residential schools continues
Presenting at the fourth National Gathering on Unmarked Burials, the Centre’s Interim Executive Director Kristin Kozar states that colonial frameworks and policies related to Indigenous data governance need to be changed.
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.
Full Circle: The Aboriginal Healing Foundation & the Unfinished Work of Hope, Healing & Reconciliation
“This book is about the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, but much more besides. That is because the Foundation’s board of directors were eager to tell a story, rather than issue a multi-volume quantitative academic analysis. Formal reports of this character have great value, and the reader who wishes material of that kind may obtain it. The […]
Still Here, Still Healing
A podcast that brings awareness to the history and lasting impacts of residential schools as well as the ongoing impacts of colonization. Listen to stories from residential school survivors and learn from discussions with Indigenous youth about topics such as culture, language, identity, and community. Still Here Still Healing | Podcast on Spotify