Bridget Chase

Bridget Chase was a Ubyssey writer, and the Culture Editor for the 2018/19 season. At UBC, they studied linguistics, creative writing and management. They now work as a language technologist, engaging with issues that relate to Indigenous languages, technology and social justice.

On the floor, a man and woman lie naked and covered in paint, ready to perform oral sex in the 69 position in what is arguably Canada’s first live erotic art show. As the lights dim, everyone has one question on their minds: “Is this guy going to be able to get it up?”

The April opening of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) was presented as an act of reconciliation on a scale that UBC had never previously achieved. But over five months later, the Centre is short-staffed, its systems are incomplete and its building is effectively empty.

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