September 28, 2022
Rekindling: Storytelling
In the Indigenous world, storytelling is how we know everything we know. Knowledge passed down from generation to generation, changing and evolving as the world does, too.
All in NDNs at UBC
September 28, 2022
Rekindling: The Other
While I myself am still learning about myself and what it means for me to fit in, I would and will never hide the fact that I am mixed.
September 28, 2022
Rekindling: Why has it taken this long?
With regards to Indigenous documentation and similar matters, I would ask that settler individuals truly listen to Indigenous individuals.
September 28, 2022
Rekindling: Haw̓
Wearing my regalia after years of the pandemic keeping us from gathering and celebrating our culture together was a powerful experience.
September 28, 2022
Rekindling: By Grace of the Western God
My great grandfather was a residential school survivor, but was also a very proud Catholic man who found solace in his relationship with God.
September 27, 2022
Rekindling: Letter from the editors
We hope that this supplement shines light on Indigenous resistance, resilience, and excellence and shows the current rekindling of Indigenous culture taking place in so-called “Canada”.
June 15, 2022
NDNs at UBC: Safety is not being scared of wearing beaded earrings
My life is connected to those of every Indigenous woman, girl and Two Spirit person because of the violence we face daily. You may know what MMIWG2S is, but you probably don’t understand its reality.
May 6, 2022
NDNs at UBC: Post-apocalyptic representation for the Lost & Found
There is still a preconception that Indigeneity is something to hide, something to be ashamed of — especially in our generation. But, our existence was not born of gradual and welcomed change but a forceful shift in everything we knew. But now, more than ever, we as Indigenous people are finally reclaiming ourselves.
November 18, 2021
NDNs at UBC: White nationalism and denialism welcomed on stolen land
I came to UBC expecting a safe environment and supportive space for Indigenous students. Seeing a white supremacist welcomed on stolen land was jarring.
November 12, 2021
NDNs at UBC: The importance of remembering whakapapa at UBC
My mother always taught me that whakapapa (ancestry) is everything. If you have the whakapapa, it doesn’t matter how much you know about your people, because you can be taught.
