Past Sessions

November 4th, 2020 – Indigenous Public Health Training at the Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health

Join a panel of students and graduates of the Indigenous Public Health Training Institutes to explore Canada’s only Indigenous Public Health professional development program at UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. The Indigenous Public Health Training Institutes equip Indigenous community members and scholars to address public health issues in Indigenous communities. The Certificate consists of 8 core […]

November 10th,2020 – Elders & Knowledge Keepers: Time with Elder Roberta Price

Join us as we sit with Elder Roberta Price of the Snuneymuxw, and Cowichan Nations to chat about her life and her work. In particular, we are hoping to discuss how her life as an Elder doing work in urban Indigenous communities has changed in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are looking forward to receiving the […]

October 15th, 2020 – Oral Health Program: Building Community Capacity for Oral Health with Ashley Lessard

What do I plan on discussing? Oral health of First Nations in BC The importance of oral health in overall health and wellbeing The Children’s Oral Health Initiative Program Outcomes from the 2019 health benefits transformation Building community capacity for oral health Thank you for your interest and participation! This session’s video is now available […]

September 29th, 2020 – Silent Genomes Project: Getting Involved in BC

The Silent Genomes Project, based at the BCCHR Institute, and in partnership with the FNHA is addressing equity in genomic diagnosis for Indigenous children with undiagnosed genetic conditions. An important gap contributing to inequity is the lack of genomic reference data from Indigenous people within publicly available databases. Having appropriate reference data is an important […]

November 5th, 2020 – The Effects of Sports Concussion on the Developing Brain with Matthias Muller and Dr. Virji-Babul

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Physiotherapist Matthias Muller and Dr. Virji-Babul will be joining us in circle to discuss the effects of sports concussion on our young Indigenous athletes competing in a variety of sports. Matthias will discuss his clinical impressions regarding concussions and appropriate management. Topics will include: what defines a concussion, and our current clinical […]

September 22nd, 2020 – ”The Orange Shirt Story” with Phyllis Webstad

Every year on September 30th, we wear orange shirts to honour residential school survivors. Orange Shirt Day grew out of Phyllis Webstad’s story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at residential school, told for the first time in May 2013. It has become an opportunity to […]

May 26th, 2020 – kitatipithitamak mithwayawin: Indigenous-Led Planning and Responses to COVID-19 and other Pandemics, Then, Now, and Into the Future

“COVID-19,” was identified in December 2019 and quickly became a global health crisis. In Canada, provincial and national health agencies have implemented measures aimed at reducing the spread of the disease and mitigating health, social and economic impacts and reach of COVID-19. “Kitatipithitamak mithwayawin,” a Cree phrase for “sovereignty over health and wellbeing,” is an […]

June 4th, 2020 – Covering COVID: Pandemic Reporting in Indigenous Contexts

Journalists bear the responsibility of disseminating clear, fair and undistorted information. In the face of a global health pandemic, more than ever, we look toward the media as a source of accurate and up-to-date data and information that will keep us safe. Yet mainstream media have repeatedly failed Indigenous people, often spreading misinformation, perpetuating stereotypes, […]

May 12th,2020 – Shelter in the Storm – Housing Security in the Time of a Pandemic with Janice Abbott and Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi

Safe, secure, and affordable housing is a basic human necessity and a requirement for good health. Never has the need for housing security been more critical than now, as COVID-19 continues to spread across communities in BC and Canada, yet thousands of people lack a place to safely and securely isolate. Among them are Indigenous […]

May 21st, 2020 – Wisdom Stories: Finding a Moment of Peace with Melanie Rivers and Leah Walker

We at the UBC Learning Circle invite you to feel re-energized and restored through a workshop of expressive arts exploration with Leah Walker and Melanie Rivers. Through active participation, we hope you will find community, connection and access inner wisdom to reduce burnout and awaken aliveness during this time of social distancing. If you have […]