Indigenous

October 11

Fifth intergenerational march on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation commemorates Indigenous residential school survivors

newsZoé Stojanovic and Julian Coyle Forst with photos by Sidney Shaw and Zoe Wagner

Marking Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, UBC’s Faculties of Land and Food Systems (LFS) and Forestry hosted the fifth annual Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day. Read More.

Two women stand before a wall of black and white portraits, while another one sits in a chair nearby.

October 2

Touchstone Theatre brings the Reddish River to UBC with Women of the Fur Trade

cultureJulian Coyle Forst

September 29

Indigenous student-artists craft belonging in Indigenous Symbols and Signifiers

cultureNaomi Brown

An illustration of a patient and a health care provider on a video call, shaking hands through the screen.

September 26

‘How can I help?’: Transforming health care in rural and Indigenous communities

Access to health care has been a long challenge in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. The Real-Time Virtual Support Network (RTVS) aims to enhance ongoing patient care and address inequities without replacing existing health services. Read More.

researchHarleen Randhawa with illustrations by Abbie Lee

Festival goers examine merchandise tables at the Come Toward the Fire Festival

August 5

Come Toward the Fire 2025: Previewing a weekend of Indigenous arts at the Chan Centre

cultureJeff Lee

Dr. Amy Parent, a smiling woman with light brown hair wearing a red blazer, leans against a grey wall.

July 22

Dr. Amy Parent takes on UNESCO with the questions that keep her up at night

featuresAisha Chaudhry

Amai Campbell-Kamangirira, Damara Jacobs-Petersen and Jacqueline Morrisseau-Addison stand in the MOA main hall behind a canoe and in front of two totem poles. Trees are visible through the window behind them.

July 7

The Native Youth Program asks Indigenous teens to tell their own stories

The NYP, a summer work-learn program for Indigenous secondary students offered by the Museum of Anthropology (MOA), is the longest-running Indigenous youth program in the country. Read More.

cultureJulian Coyle Forst

An illustration of an eye where the iris is split, one side saying "Indigenous" and the other saying "Western"

June 11

Decolonizing neuroscience: Cross-cultural practice and reframing the field

Dr. Judy Illes and Dr. Melissa Perreault work with Indigenous researchers globally to advocate for and educate about Indigenous neuroethics. According to Perreault, their goals are twofold: to ensure research with communities is done ethically, and to demonstrate how Indigenous knowledge can enrich Western approaches to neuroscience. Read More.

scienceYomna Bedaiwy with illustrations by Adriel Yusgiantoro

A photo of the AMS Michael Kingsmill Forum where the forum took place. It shows empty chairs and microphones.

March 12

'Before there can be reconciliation, there must first be truth': UBC FNHL hosts panel on confronting residential school denialism

cultureKaialuna Scarpetta-Lee with photos by Tatiana Zhandarmova

The backs of people's heads as they sit in a theatre looking at a large screen. The screen that has the words "Les Filles du Roi" and a photo of a young girl standing in a field, as well as two QR codes.

November 29

Indigenous

Fifth intergenerational march on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation commemorates Indigenous residential school survivors

Touchstone Theatre brings the Reddish River to UBC with Women of the Fur Trade

Indigenous student-artists craft belonging in Indigenous Symbols and Signifiers

‘How can I help?’: Transforming health care in rural and Indigenous communities

Come Toward the Fire 2025: Previewing a weekend of Indigenous arts at the Chan Centre

Dr. Amy Parent takes on UNESCO with the questions that keep her up at night

The Native Youth Program asks Indigenous teens to tell their own stories

Decolonizing neuroscience: Cross-cultural practice and reframing the field

Candidates discuss improved consultation, VP student life affects at AMS Elections Indigenous Forum

Uncontested VP finance candidate talks Indigenous student initiatives, food bank funding at the great debate

UBC researchers propose six strategies for coexisting with wildfires

'Before there can be reconciliation, there must first be truth': UBC FNHL hosts panel on confronting residential school denialism

Les Filles du Roi balances dark colonial histories and the joy of human connection

Indigenous forest gardens: A tradition of nourishing

A century of silence: Sumas First Nation and UBC researchers propose return of Sumas Lake after 100 years