Category: Indigeneity
Participate in Orange Shirt Day 2025
Find ways to participate at UBC and deepen your knowledge and understanding of the impacts of the Indian Residential School system.
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Land-based learning at xʷməθkʷəy̓əm
On Saturday, May 24, nearly 50 staff from across SHCS participated in a unique learning experience at xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).
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Red Dress Journey: UBC Child Care
Learn more about the collective Red Dress journey that our child care educators, children and families are taking together.
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Cooking in two worlds
Learn about this unique gathering, a partnership between Food Services and Vancouver Community College, along with Jared Qwustenuxun Williams.
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Introducing sʔitwənx: UBC Okanagan Child Care
sʔitwənx, our newest child care centre, opened on the Okanagan campus in early-November. Learn all about it, view photos and find out how to pronounce the new nsyilxcən names.
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Brock Commons opening ceremony
View photos from the opening ceremony for Brock Commons North and South and the official completion of the Brock Commons residence area.
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tə šxʷhəleləm̓s tə k̓ʷaƛ̓kʷəʔaʔɬ naming and opening ceremony
On June 7, 2022, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and UBC held the official naming and opening ceremony for tə šxʷhəleləm̓s tə k̓ʷaƛ̓kʷəʔaʔɬ.
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Ena Point: weaving Indigeneity through space and place at UBC Child Care
Meet Ena Point, our Indigenous Relations Engagement Pedagogist at UBC Child Care. Find out how Ena, who returned to CCS in September 2021 in this newly-created position, is working with our CCS educators to weave Indigeneity into the incredible work they do every day.
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SHCS: supporting UBC’s strategic plans
Find out how we’re taking action toward UBC’s strategic plans and helping to shape UBC’s next century.
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New Totem Park House Name
At a wonderful and moving unveiling ceremony on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 the new name for Building 7 at Totem Park Residence was gifted to UBC and SHHS by the Musqueam First Nation. We are so honoured to be gifted this very important name in Musqueam history and culture: c̓əsnaʔəm House, or c̓əsnaʔəm leləm̓.
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