Education
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Can educational assessments be decolonized?
I’ve witnessed how harmful colonial evaluations can be — so I sat down with expert Carolyn Roberts to unpack how we got here, and imagine a better future
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How do you put a price on sacred foods?
I set out to tally the cost of a smoked salmon — its value is beyond measure
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In photos: Snuneymuxw women teach the art of wool weaving
At a recently-opened learning centre, community members craft intricate designs with the help of experienced mentors
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syilx conservation knowledge at the heart of water forum in sw̓iw̓s
The fourth nk’mip (Osoyoos Lake) Water Forum intersected captikʷł teachings with Western science
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Project utilizing Coast Salish plants to combat heat waves on the DTES
UBC student Alexandra Thomas leading re-greening project in consultation with knowledge-keepers and community organizations
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VIU summer camp introduces Indigenous youth to life on campus
‘You don’t have to give up your cultural identity to come to a place of higher learning,’ says Thuy’she’num Tu Smun’eem camp coordinator
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Indigenous Youth in ‘B.C.’ empowering youth to brainstorm clean water solutions
The Indigenous Youth Potable Water Innovation Challenge is offering funding for teams of youth to brainstorm cleans water solutions for their communities
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Tobacco Plains Youth honoured for creating a ‘home away from home’ for Indigenous students at UBC
Aiyana Twigg’s journey of becoming a leader for Indigenous students at UBC and a champion for revitalizing languages
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‘Every day, we honour our sisters’: Red Dress art pieces unveiled outside ‘Vancouver Island’ schools
Content Warning: This story contains content referencing missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people. Please honour your spirit and read with care. Every year, when May 5 comes and goes, Lily Schaefer is reminded of the importance of continuing the conversation about missing and murdered Indigenous, women, girls and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S). The…
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Erasure of Indigenous languages ‘a scar’ on Canada, says maskēkow-ininiw language warrior
“We all have a responsibility towards the return and continuation of Indigenous languages in this country,” says Dr. Onowa McIvor