Past Sessions

September 11th, 2025 – Hard Truths about Reconciliation with Elder Norm Leech

Healing the traumas of colonization has revealed the underlying differences between colonized and uncolonized worldviews and why they may be irreconcilable. I will share the work that leads to this conclusion. Healing the traumas of colonization has revealed the underlying differences between colonized and uncolonized worldviews and why they may be irreconcilable. I will share […]

October 16th, 2025 – Indigenous Health Administration and Leadership Program (IHALP): 2026 Information Session

Join us for the 2026 Indigenous Health Administration and Leadership Program information session! Learn about the IHALP certificate program that is designed to support Indigenous organizations and communities to build strength-based, holistic programming that promotes health and well being. Learn about Indigenous communities and their own measures for success and unique cultural and geographical needs. […]

October 23rd, 2025 – Indigenous Planetary Health and Health Systems with Dr. Nicole Redvers

Indigenous Peoples are resilient peoples who have honorably carried deep ecological knowledge over thousands of years. With wider planetary health movements taking hold, Dr. Redvers emphasizes the importance of ensuring a grounding in the stewardship practices, the relation building, and the innate sense of reciprocity embodied in traditional Indigenous knowledges around the globe. This presentation […]

October 7th, 2025 – ADHD and Indigenous Strength: Understanding, Adapting, Thriving with K’odi Taylor

This session dives into ADHD through an Indigenous lens, exploring its impact on learning, work, and everyday life. The presenter will share personal experiences, shedding light on common struggles and strengths, while offering insights grounded in both research and modern strategies. Attendees will walk away with practical tools, systems, and frameworks they can tailor to […]

May 22nd, 2025 – From Then to Now: Community Voices on Food Access and Climate Change in Remote BC

Imagery by Moe Butterfly In this webinar, community members from multiple remote communities across BC will share their lived experiences with food access and reflect on how conditions have changed – or remained the same – since their original stories were shared as part of the Food Access and Climate Change Impact Stories project. Thank you for […]

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. Thank you for your interest and participation! This session’s video is now available […]

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 […]