Statement regarding the location of plausible burials at the former St. Mary’s Indian Residential School
January 17, 2023 It is with heavy hearts that the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre releases a second statement today, less than a week after the previous one, regarding the location of unmarked burials at a former Indian residential school. Today, we are deeply saddened by the announcement of the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation, […]
Statement regarding the discovery of human remains at the former Lebret Industrial School
January 13, 2023 The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre is deeply saddened by the announcement yesterday, by the Star Blanket Cree Nation, of the location of a child’s remains and 2,000 hits by ground penetrating radar at the former Lebret Industrial School in Saskatchewan. We send our sincere condolences and support to Chief […]
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 […]
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.
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