Cultural Competency

Practice Point

22
Sep

Remembering the Children on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

THE FOURTH ANNUAL NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION WILL BE COMMEMORATED ON PARLIAMENT HILL AND BROADCAST NATIONALLY on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

22
Sep

Truth and Reconciliation Webinars This Week

UNLEARN THE MYTHS OF COLONIAL HISTORY AT DAILY LUNCH AND LEARN WEBINARS through the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

17
Sep

Indigenous Cinema to Stream or Screen

THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD (NFB) HAS A RICH COLLECTION OF INDIGENOUS CINEMA produced between 1968 and 2025, most of which can be streamed online.

17
Sep

Find Indigenous Media Online

THE CANADIAN INDIGENOUS MEDIA INDEX (CIMI) IS AN OPEN-ACCESS DATABASE of past and present Canadian-based Indigenous media.

16
Sep

Sign Up for Free Technology Training

ONLINE DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS AT NO CHARGE are available to Indigenous Peoples (Status and Non-Status First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) ages 18-35 living in BC through the First Nations Technology Council.

12
Sep

Mawachihitotaak 2026 to be held in Calgary

THE THIRD MAWACHIHITOTAAK METIS STUDIES SYMPOSIUM will take place from September 20 to 24, 2026, in Calgary, Alberta.

7
Aug

Learn about cross-border ancestral water navigation and cultural form October 2

ANOTHER EVENT SHARING KNOWLEDGE OF CULTURAL PRACTICES AND KINSHIP TIES across Turtle Island irrespective of the Canada/U.S. border will take place in Abbotsford on October 2, 2025.

7
Aug

Amendments Seek to Support Indigenous Students, Increase Presence of Indigenous Culture, Languages, and History in BC Schools

AMENDMENTS TO BC’S SCHOOL ACT TOOK EFFECT IN NOVEMBER 2023 AND APRIL 2024, introducing three new sections that “begin to address the systemic barriers faced by First Nation students across BC, as well as to support all Indigenous learners, as appropriate, within the province.

6
Aug

First Nations Jurisdiction Over Education

SEVEN FIRST NATIONS IN BC PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST NATIONS EDUCATION JURISDICTION INITIATIVE at present: ʔaq’am, Cowichan, Lil’wat, Seabird Island, Canim Lake Band, Ditidaht First Nation and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation).

6
Aug

Including Authentic First Peoples Voices in BC Classrooms

GUIDES TO RESOURCES FOR BC CLASSROOMS THAT ARE CREATED BY FIRST PEOPLES or through their substantial contributions are available for free download in PDF at the website of the First Nations Education Steering Committee.

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