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UBCO announces first senior advisor on Indigenous affairs

UBCO announces first senior advisor on Indigenous affairs

UBC recently established the role of Senior Advisor on Indigenous Affairs for its Okanagan campus, with Ian Cull, a founding member of the campus leadership team, named as the first person to hold the position.

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Arctic Insights

Arctic Insights

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Indigenous Voices

Indigenous Voices

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AlterKnowledge series visits Sncəwips Heritage Museum

AlterKnowledge series visits Sncəwips Heritage Museum

Discussion will focus on how heritage organizations shape public ideas of history

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Arthur Manuel begins UBC’s AlterKnowledge Centennial Series

Arthur Manuel begins UBC’s AlterKnowledge Centennial Series

Internationally recognized activist is first AlterKnowledge guest this year.

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Management student becomes UBC Okanagan’s Ch’nook Scholar

Management student becomes UBC Okanagan’s Ch’nook Scholar

Candice Loring had many reasons to give up on education but never did.

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Interdisciplinary PhD student wins reflection essay competition

Interdisciplinary PhD student wins reflection essay competition

Jennifer Leason, doctoral candidate in interdisciplinary graduate studies, has won the Graduate Trainee Reflection Essay Competition for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health.

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Downtown Education Project opens doors for Aboriginal learners

Downtown Education Project opens doors for Aboriginal learners

The Downtown Education Project opens doors for Aboriginal learners.

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UBC Alterknowledge talk focuses on culture of Indigenous art

UBC Alterknowledge talk focuses on culture of Indigenous art

The new gateway to the redesigned Bernard Avenue in Kelowna provides an important addition to Kelowna’s public history, including banners produced by Westbank First Nation artists Janine Lott and Jordan Coble.

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Alex Janvier is UBC artist-in-residence from Oct. 4 to 17

Alex Janvier is UBC artist-in-residence from Oct. 4 to 17

Celebrated artist to create new works, includes exhibition at Kelowna Art Gallery.

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