Kathryn Berry

Healthy Eating & Mental Wellbeing with Rebecca Sovdi

Healthful eating and having a positive relationship with food is about so much more than nutrient content. Our eating habits are shaped by many different internal personal and cultural factors and external societal factors. Join Registered Dietitian Rebecca Sovdi (First Nations Health Authority) for a chat about how food and food enjoyment in a society with so many […]

Nenqayni Wellness Centre Society

Come and learn about the importance of culture in a First Nations treatment centre with with Nenqayni Wellness Centre Society Executive Director Willie Alphonse, who will be presenting live from Nenqayni’s videoconference facilities to the UBC Learning Circle. Nenqayni’s mission is “To provide holistic healing to First Nations and Inuit youth, families, and communities in a safe […]

Healing the Wounded Mind: Trauma, Residential Schools, and the Criminal Justice System

The UBC Learning Circle presents a unique session that will begin to address the complex relationship between trauma and residential schools, brain physiology, mental health, and the criminal justice system in Canada. Join psychologist Michael Pond as he provides an overview to brain function and neurology, and explores the impact that long-term trauma can have on […]

HealthLink BC

Annalynn Prince and Simone Compton are Aboriginal Youth Interns working with the Ministry of Health in Victoria. In early December they will begin a HealthLink BC Speaking Tour throughout the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. Their goal is to raise awareness of the services and benefits HealthLink BC has to offer BC residents. They hope to reach […]

Trauma-Informed Practice with Indigenous Children and Youth with Natalie Clark

The UBC Learning Circle invites you to participate in a special presentation by Natalie Clark, MSW on approaches to trauma-informed practice with Indigenous children and youth. Trauma-informed practice is an emerging area of training for health practitioners in social work, nursing, and other allied health professions. However, Western approaches to trauma and evidence-based approaches have […]

Honouring Our Babies: Safe Sleep Toolkit

The UBC Learning Circle is pleased to host Perinatal Services BC‘s “Honouring our Babies: Safe Sleep Cards & Guide.” This new resource will help service providers discuss safe infant sleep practices with First Nations and Aboriginal families and help reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Honouring Our Babies is interactive, evidence-informed, and incorporates cultural beliefs, […]

Healthy Eating for Wellness with Rebecca Sovdi

The UBC Learning Circle presents the fourth session of our Aboriginal Nutrition Webinar & Videoconference series. This series of five sessions about the relationship between healthy eating and wellness throughout the life course is presented by health professionals from the First Nations Health Authority. Our fourth session is oriented towards individuals and families who are at high risk […]

Contraception with YouthCo

Jessica St. Jean, Program Manager of YouthCO’s Aboriginal Youth Program and Dakota Prince, Outreach Educator, will be presenting a workshop about contraception, or “Sex: how to have the fun part without the babies!” Babies are awesome when we’re ready and family planning is important for taking care of ourselves and others. This session will feature a […]

The Witness Blanket

Click here to download the PowerPoint that was show at today’s session. The UBC Learning Circle is pleased to present a unique initiative called “The Witness Blanket.” Inspired by a woven blanket, Master Carver Carey Newman is creating a large-scale art installation from items reclaimed from residential schools, churches, government buildings and traditional and cultural structures including […]

UBC Aboriginal Student Recruitment

UBC Aboriginal Student Recruitment Education is a path to a better future. Choosing where to go to obtain a higher education can be a difficult and confusing. There are so many options and opportunities available. This session can help you decide which college, institute or university program is right for you and how you can plan […]