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Decolonizing Wellness: Indigenous Women’s Perspectives on Healthcare
November 30, 2021
A half-day dialogue to review the In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care report findings and recommendations, and to explore ways that Indigenous women in health leadership can build coalitions to foster positive, system-wide change.
UBC Connects with Michelle Good | Education through dialogue: the human cost of colonialism
Thursday, December 2, 2021, at 2:00pm – 3:30pm
This event will be held virtually and presented by UBC’s Office of the President in partnership with the Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre, UBC Alumni Online Book Club, UBC School of Creative Writing Faculty of Arts, and the Sauder School of Business. This series is supported by Alumni UBC.
Challenging Ideology: Looking at Historical Museum Practices Through an Indigenous Lens
October 14, October 28, and November 18
10–11:30 am
This webinar series examines the ideology of decolonization as a current movement in museums and archives.
Returning Home and Pathways to Reconciliation
September 27, 2021
An Orange Shirt Day event featuring a film screening of Phyllis Webstad’s new documentary followed by a Q&A.
Picking up the Pieces: The Making of the Witness Blanket
September 21, 2021
An Orange Shirt Day virtual event that features a film screening and conversation with Kwagiulth master carver Carey Newman and his sisters Marion and Ellen.
Orange Shirt Day
September 30, 2021
September 30 is Orange Shirt Day, in honour of residential school Survivors and reconciliation. Show support by wearing orange.
Dialogue on Implementing the
United Nations Declaration of the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples
through Canada’s Bill C-15
February 4, 2021
The Centre is hosting a Dialogue on the Government of Canada’s Bill C-15 which will provide political, expert, and legal perspectives on the proposed legislation to implement the UN Declaration.
An Opera and Symposium:
Commemorating the 75th Anniversary
of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
January 27, 2020
The Centre is hosting a film screening and panel presentation as part of a collaborative UBC symposium to commemorate the International Day of Commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust.
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Dialogue on the Implementation
of the UN Declaration
in British Columbia
November 4, 2019
To build understanding about the implications of BC’s anticipated legislation on UNDRIP, and the broader work of implementing the UN Declaration in BC, the IRSHDC hosted a dialogue to bring together leaders, lawyers, and to examine legislative developments and our shared work going forward.
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Dialogue series connects
communities to UBC
2019
Over the past year, the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (RSHDC) has been involved in several community dialogues across British Columbia, in partnership with UBC’s Indigenous Research Support Initiative (IRSI).
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Panel discussion
June 6, 2019
Join us for a panel discussion and dialogue with Professor David MacDonald (Guelph University), Dr. Paulette Regan, and Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot (University of British Columbia).
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Special dialogue session
on Implementing the UN Declaration
in British Columbia.
October 11, 2018
The IRSHDC arranged a special dialogue session on Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration) in British Columbia. The session brought together Indigenous, government, industry, labour, and civil society leaders, experts, and influencers for an open and frank exchange about the importance, challenges, and paths forward in respecting the human rights of Indigenous peoples in the UN Declaration.