An Introduction to the IRSHDC Self-Guided Tour
Earlier this year, we launched our Self-Guided Tour Manual. This is a tool to help you navigate the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre and learn about our work and collections. You can visit us anytime our gallery is open and take a self-guided tour! Read on to find out more about what’s on […]
Celebrating queerness & Indigeneity with Virago Nation
June is both Indigenous History Month and Pride Month in so-called Canada. Here at IRSHDC, we recognize the ways in which the ongoing impacts of the Indian Residential School system continue to impact the lives of Indigenous people. We also want to recognize the importance of lifting up Indigenous joy and creativity. Queer Indigenous people […]
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 […]
UBC Chancellor, IAC Chair Steven Point appointed to Order of Canada
IRSHDC would like to congratulate the honourable Steven Point on his appointment to the Order of Canada. Steven Point is a member of the Skowkale First Nation. He is UBC’s current Chancellor. Chancellor Point is the current chair of the Indigenous Advisory Committee, which guides the IRSHDC and ensures that our work is led by […]
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre Congratulates Kristin Kozar As Our Executive Director
November 14, 2023 It is official, Kristin Kozar is the Executive Director of Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre. Her appointment is official as of October 18, 2023. Kozar’s affirmed position with the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre is a welcomed and celebrated announcement. “On behalf of the staff and partners of […]
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.