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Running with purpose: UBCO students honour truth and reconciliation

The sound of shoes crunching gravel, birdsong in the air […]

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Larger-than-life art installations honour elements of Syilx storytelling

Larger-than-life art installations honour elements of Syilx storytelling

Syilx artist Taylor Baptiste opens new exhibition at UBC Okanagan

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Columbia River symposium to explore treaty agreement, implications

Columbia River symposium to explore treaty agreement, implications

Event explores emerging initiatives, public governance issues in the Columbia River Basin, focusing on the impacts of climate change, water quality, Indigenous fisheries revitalization and public engagement.

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Charting a nonlinear path to transforming Indigenous health

Charting a nonlinear path to transforming Indigenous health

Geraldine Manossa is on a mission to reimagine health frameworks.

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How Dr. Bill Cohen is transforming education through Indigenous perspectives

Laughter rings through the University Centre Ballroom as a group of […]

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How a Mayan language exchange is empowering Indigenous students

How a Mayan language exchange is empowering Indigenous students

Offered through UBC Okanagan’s Go Global, the immersive course helps students explore the connection between language, culture and community.

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UBCO adds Indigenous Knowledges theme to Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies programs
UBCO faculty members to voice concern at Columbia River symposium

UBCO faculty members to voice concern at Columbia River symposium

Two-day virtual event highlights the history and governance of the Columbia River Basin

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Amplifying Indigenous resilience

Amplifying Indigenous resilience

Visual artist and Assistant Professor Tania Willard fuses art and advocacy through her annual Orange Shirt Day installation.

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Community connections improve family and child wellbeing

Community connections improve family and child wellbeing

Researchers and Indigenous partners are confirming the strength of community by melding empirical data with lived experience.

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