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April 8th, 2021 – Dada Nentsen Gha Yatastɨg: Highlighting Tŝilhqot’in Responses to COVID-19

April 8th, 2021 – Dada Nentsen Gha Yatastɨg: Highlighting Tŝilhqot’in Responses to COVID-19

Dada Nentsen Gha Yatastɨg: Highlighting Tŝilhqot’in Responses to COVID-19 Precisely one year after the BC government declared a State of Emergency in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Tŝilhqot’in National Government has launched a report entitled “Dada Nentsen Gha Yatastɨg: Tŝilhqot’in in the Time of COVID”. Translated to English, the title means […]

March 25th, 2021 – In Good Relations: Ethics, and Reciprocity within Indigenous Research with Dr. Margaret Kovach

March 25th, 2021 – In Good Relations: Ethics, and Reciprocity within Indigenous Research with Dr. Margaret Kovach

How do scholars and institutions engage in respectful, reciprocal relationships with the Indigenous community?  What are the intersections between Indigenous ways of knowing and ethical approaches to collaborative research? How might researchers engender an ethos of ethical engagement when conducting research with Indigenous communities partners?  In her talk, Margaret Kovach will unpack the concept of […]

March 4th, 2021 – Cultural Safety in Acute Care Settings with Dr. Terri Aldred, Dr. Kendall Ho and Dr. James Liu

March 4th, 2021 – Cultural Safety in Acute Care Settings with Dr. Terri Aldred, Dr. Kendall Ho and Dr. James Liu

[Special thank you to Melanie Rivers for giving us permission to use her eagle feather photograph ]  The road to ensuring that health care is culturally safe and accessible for Indigenous people is long. While the good work and efforts of many individuals continue, contemporary examples of unsafe care still occur at an unacceptable frequency. […]

February 24th, 2021 – COVID-19 Vaccine: A Key Tool in Our Fight Against the Pandemic with Dr. Nel Wieman & Dr. Terri Aldred

February 24th, 2021 – COVID-19 Vaccine: A Key Tool in Our Fight Against the Pandemic with Dr. Nel Wieman & Dr. Terri Aldred

In close collaboration with the First Nations Health Authority, the UBC LC is excited to welcome Dr. Nel Wieman and Dr. Terri Aldred to the circle. Dr. Aldred and Dr. Wieman will be discussing salient topics around the ongoing fight to vaccinate our communities against COVID-19 such as: vaccine development, safety testing, and the differences […]

February 9th, 2021 – Gathering our Medicine with Denise Findlay and Nenqayni Wellness Center Team

February 9th, 2021 – Gathering our Medicine with Denise Findlay and Nenqayni Wellness Center Team

  We are excited to welcome Denise Findlay back to the circle to share with us her latest work. Developed in collaboration with Indigenous communities, The Gathering Our Medicine Program for caregivers of Indigenous Youth has been created in response to the unique and often complex needs of our young people who have been impacted by colonization […]

February 26th, 2021 – Decolonizing Physical Activity and Sport

February 26th, 2021 – Decolonizing Physical Activity and Sport

  Move UBC, the School of Kinesiology, the UBC Learning Circle, UBC Recreation and UBC Wellbeing are hosting a panel to bring awareness to how physical activity and sport can be decolonized for Move UBC month. For the School of Kinesiology’s 75th anniversary, join us on February 26, 2021 from 12:00-1:30pm to learn how to […]

February 25th, 2021 – When the World is Ending… Strategies and Practices of Care within Indigenous Futurist Research and Pedagogies

February 25th, 2021 – When the World is Ending… Strategies and Practices of Care within Indigenous Futurist Research and Pedagogies

A Roundtable conversation with Dallas Hunt, David Gaertner, and Karyn Recollet. Moderator: Lisa Jackson “I don’t like using the word postapocalyptic… But there is no term for a future place where current societal structures aren’t operating, apart from one that implies there has been total death and destruction.” (Lisa Jackson) An apocalypse is usually defined […]

January 28th, 2021 – Strengthening Language through Technology: A Context for Capacity Building

January 28th, 2021 – Strengthening Language through Technology: A Context for Capacity Building

  The emerging field of Language Technology offers a unique environment for capacity building. It is where computational linguistics meets software development meets media production in a context rooted in language and culture. During this session we will be chatting with Justin Bambrick, Aaron Plahn and Heather Souter to discuss their roles in Indigenous language […]

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