Cultural Competency

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23
Sep

Creating a Truthful and Inclusive National History

IN TRUTH BEFORE RECONCILIATION: CONFRONTING RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL DENIALISM, nearly two dozen historians, educators, Survivors, archivists, and archeologists join editors Niigaan Sinclair and Sean Carlton in subjecting to critical analysis of the discursive methods used by residential school deniers.

31
Aug

Wildfire Experiences Among Indigenous Peoples

FOREST FIRES AND WILDFIRES have particular impacts on First Nations people, Métis, and Inuit, write the authors of the Statistics Canada paper, “Wildfire experiences among Indigenous Peoples.”

31
Aug

Learn with the First Nations Technology Council

LEARN, CONNECT, AND GROW with the First Nations Technology Council this fall—whether that means taking a new course, connecting with a mentor, learning a new skill, or taking your next career step.

31
Aug

Xwelítem Siyáya Foundations at UFV PARC This Fall

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for Xwelítem Siyáya: Foundations, the next offering of the Allyship and Reconciliation Building program at the Peace and Reconciliation Centre (PARC) at the University of the Fraser Valley in Chilliwack and Abbotsford.

31
Aug

Sports and Healthy Living with I-SPARC

THERE’S STILL TIME TO REGISTER for 2026 Pathways: Indigenous Sport Leadership Gatherings, bringing together Indigenous community champions, coaches, leaders, recreation managers, youth workers, and other advocates in the fields of sport, recreation, physical activity, health, and education at UBC on Saturday, September 12, 2026, “to LEARN, SHARE, EXPLORE and ENGAGE.”

21
Jul

First Languages Revitalization with AI

INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES CARRY KNOWLEDGE systems, histories, and relationships that have been passed from generation to generation. Today, AI is emerging as a tool that could support language revitalization efforts.

14
Jul

What Is Indigenous AI?

AI IS OFTEN DISCUSSED in terms of what it can do. Indigenous AI prompts a different discussion: What responsibilities come with using it?

7
Jul

What Is Indigenous First Technology?

WELCOME TO THE FIRST POST of a brief, three-part series about Indigenous First Technology. In this part: What is Indigenous First Technology, and why does it matter?

15
May

Names and Flags in BC and AB Schools

NUMEROUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE NAMED OR RENAMED IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES, often thanks to the efforts of Elders and community leaders working with local school districts. But these practices are—or may be—threatened in Alberta by an amending bill passed on May 13.

25
Feb

Indigenous-Led Relational Mapping

WHILE MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE USED AND LEARNED FROM A SEARCHABLE MAP of Indigenous territories, languages, and treaties created in BC in 2015,  exciting redesign and new uses of technology are great reasons to return to Native Land Digital again and again.

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