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September 9th, 2025 – Challenges I faced growing up in a Northern First Nations Community: The Ballantyne Project with Dwight Ballantyne

In this session, Dwight Ballantyne will be sharing his personal journey growing up in a remote northern First Nation and how those experiences shaped the work he do today. Dwight will talk about the real-life challenges Indigenous youth face in remote communities—challenges most people don’t even know exist. Dwight will also talk about The Ballantyne […]

May 21st, 2025 – A Day in the Life of a UBC Summer Science student!

Join us to learn about the UBC Summer Science Program at UBC! The UBC Summer Science camp is summer experience for Indigenous youth currently in grades 8-11. Youth participate in diverse cultural, health, and sciences workshops and connect with Elders and peers. We would like to reiterate that everyone is welcome to our UBCLC sessions. […]

April 17th, 2025 – Indigenous Patient Experience: Measuring Cultural Safety In Health Care with Dr. Jenny Morgan and Alison Hill

The Indigenous Patient-Centred Measurement Indigenous Advisory Committee (IAC) is comprised of Indigenous leaders in their respective fields who support the British Columbia Office of Patient-Centred Measurement to integrate Indigenous approaches into healthcare measurement. This session will describe the creation, relevance and outcomes of the IAC’s Indigenous Cultural Safety Survey Module designed to measure five domains […]

April 22nd, 2025 – Daylighting 7 Colonial Knots in COVID-19 Pandemic Response: Doing Our Homework with the BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer

In partnership with the BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer (OPHO), the Unlearning & Undoing White Supremacy and Indigenous-specific Racism Lab for population and public health (U&U Lab) undertook a 360° review of the OPHO’s COVID-19 response through the lens of Indigenous rights, truth, and reconciliation. Though uncomfortable, sharing these truths is essential to […]

March 13th, 2025 – Between Membership & Belonging: Life Under Section 10 of the Indian Act with Dr. Damien Lee

2025 marks the 40th anniversary of section 10 band membership – an aspect of the Indian Act that allows First Nations to determine their own membership lists. While section 10 was touted as a success in self-governance, problems have emerged. In this talk, Dr. Damien Lee examines positives and negatives of First Nation-controlled band membership […]

March 20th, 2025 – Disconnect to Reconnect with Vanessa and Ariana from Decolonize and Rize

Email, social media, and other online platforms keep us constantly plugged in to the outside world. In this circle participants will reflect on simple ways to disconnect from the digital world so they can reconnect with themselves. We will also explore accessible ways to cultivate a deeper connection to the land regardless of where one […]

February 25th, 2024 – Art and The Power of Presence with Jaime Black-Morsette

This session will centre the power of creative, collective action in public spaces to amplify marginalized voices. Focusing on The REDress Project and its impact on grassroots community organizing and looking into other women/2S led community art action projects that disrupt colonial narratives by reclaiming power and place. Thank you for your interest and participation! […]

March 11th, 2025 – Indigenizing Kidney Research Through Relationality and Kindness: A Can-SOLVE CKD Network Approach with Catherine Turner and Jocelyn Jones

In recognition of March being Kidney Health Month in Canada and World Kidney Day happening on March 13, the Can-SOLVE CKD Network will explore the ethical and collaborative approaches to Indigenizing kidney research, focusing on relationality and kindness. We will discuss the importance of relationality, building trust, and fostering community engagement. In addition we will […]

February 18th, 2025 – Refusing the Diversity Problem: Liberalism, Genomics, and Indigenous Critique with Dr. Jessica Kolopenuk

The “genomic diversity problem” in the field of medical genetics and precision health research reflects an enduring colonial logic tied to liberal identity/difference politics, which prioritize inclusion and representation over substantive engagement with Indigenous sovereignties on their own terms. This paper critiques diversity initiatives in genomics, arguing that they perpetuate colonial structures by framing Indigeneity […]

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