Indigenous Repatriation Practices UN Expert Seminar held at UBC
In March 2020, the University of British Columbia hosted an expert seminar on the theme “Repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,” in support of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP). The two-day event on March 4-5 brought together […]
UBC community celebrates launch of new Indigenous Strategic Plan
Created with input from more than 2,500 students, faculty and staff across our campuses – both Indigenous and non-Indigenous – as well as from Indigenous community partners, UBC’s new Indigenous Strategic Plan is an important milestone in UBC’s commitment to truth and reconciliation. Launched this month, the plan represents a university-wide response to the United […]
IRSHDC awarded funding for multi-year exhibition documenting Indian hospitals in BC and Alberta
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) at UBC has received more than $200,000 for a Virtual Museums Canada grant for a forthcoming exhibition focusing on the history of the Indian and tuberculosis hospitals in BC and Alberta. The Centre has a mandate to support education, provide access to records, support research and […]
UBC 2020 Indigenous Strategic Plan Celebration: Sept. 14
UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan sets out eight goals and 43 actions that the university will collectively take, to advance our vision of UBC as a leading university globally in implementation of Indigenous peoples’ human rights. The goals and actions are informed by more than 2,500 unique engagements and over 15,000 ideas, opinions and comments that […]
Allard Law’s Indigenous Community Legal Clinic goes virtual
Like so many downtown storefronts impacted by physical distancing measures, boards have gone up over the office windows of 148 Alexander St., the home of Allard Law’s Indigenous Community Legal Clinic (ICLC). But the ICLC’s much needed services are far from shut down. Located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, the ICLC provides free legal services to […]
4th Annual John P. Bell Global Indigenous Rights Lecture: Lecture by Dr. Mariam Wallet Aboubakrine
On Feb. 6, 2020, Dr. Mariam Wallet Mohamed Aboubakrine, former chair and member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, presented the 4th Annual John P. Bell Global Indigenous Rights lecture on her perspective on the progress and challenges for Indigenous women’s rights since the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, […]
Law certificate raises awareness of Indigenous perspectives
An eight-month non-credit certificate course at the Peter A. Allard School of Law aims to draw on cross-cultural learning opportunities and connect participants with the Indigenous community. Now in its second year, the Cultural Competency Certificate was developed by Professor Patricia Barkaskas, an instructor at the Allard School of Law and Academic Director of the […]
UBC raises Musqueam Indian Band flag permanently at Vancouver campus
The flag of the Musqueam Indian Band will be permanently raised on the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus. The flag formally signifies UBC’s recognition of Musqueam people in whose traditional, ancestral and unceded lands the university is located. The provincial and UBC flags will fly alongside the Musqueam flag in the SUB North Plaza. […]