Cultural Competency

FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021 IS THE LAST DAY to make written, audio, or video submissions to the BC Police Act Review by 5:00 p.m.

CANADA’S FIRST AFFORDABLE INTERNET DAY OF ACTION TOOK PLACE on March 16, 2021, putting the spotlight on the proposed Rogers Acquisition of Shaw Communications.

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER for a dialogue on Zaagi’idiwin and other Indigenous conceptions of love with newly-appointed Officer of the Order of Canada Dr. John Borrows and other esteemed speakers on February 12.

VISIT THE FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY’S COVID-19 WEB PORTAL for the latest information for First Nations individuals, community leaders, and health professionals on the Novel Coronavirus.

THE FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY SUMMARIZES IN PLAIN SIGHT: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care, the newly released report from the Hon. Dr. M.E. Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe).

V’NI DANSI, a Vancouver-based dance company dedicated to sharing and celebrating Métis culture, will livestream an event of traditional and contemporary dance, song, and fiddle music, on Sunday, November 15, along with other artists, in anticipation of Louis Riel Day on Monday.

NOVEMBER 8 IS ABORIGINAL VETERANS DAY in Canada. You might see these beaded poppies during what has come to be known as Veterans’ Week.

UBC LAW PROFESSOR MARY ELLEN TURPEL-LAFOND is leading an investigation into Indigenous-specific racism in the British Columbia health care system.

AN EXPANSION TO UVIC LAW’S FRASER BUILDING will house the new National Centre for Indigenous Laws.

THERE’S STILL TIME to order or make an orange shirt, button, or pin to honour residential school survivors on Orange Shirt Day.