Webinar highlights foundations of Orange Shirt Day
On September 22, UBC Learning Circle and the First Nations House of Learning hosted an online webinar with Phyllis Webstad founder of the Orange Shirt Day Society.
Virtual tour of Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre available
Learn more about the historic site of conscience, the Shingwauk Indian Residential Schools Centre.
Reflections on the meaning of Orange Shirt Day
The Programming and Education team at the Centre offers some reflections on this years Orange Shirt Day.
UBC launches Indigenous Strategic Plan
The Centre is mentioned in the new Indigenous Strategic Plan, which
Orange Shirt Day
Learn more about how you can participate on September 30.
Statement in support of Scholar Strike Canada
The Centre supports the Scholar Strike for Black and Indigenous Lives in Canada, happening September 9 and 10.
Residential school system recognized
Two former residential schools are becoming national historic sites -Portage La Prairie Residential School in Manitoba and the Shubenacadie Residential School in Nova Scotia.
Upcoming workshops focusing on Indigenous-university partnerships and research
The Indigenous/Science Research Cluster is offering a series of workshops this fall focusing on university-based researchers partnering with Indigenous communities.
Two-spirit Indigenous couple to speak in UBC Connects series
James Makokis and Anthony Johnson became the first two-spirit Indigenous couple to win The Amazing Race Canada in 2019.
Youth offer perspectives on reconciliation for NCTR webinar
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) is hosting a webinar on International Youth Day to look at what the Calls to Action mean to Indigenous youth in Canada.