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Before there can be reconciliation, there must first be truth’: UBC FNHL hosts panel on confronting residential school denialism – The Ubyssey
On November 14, the UBC First Nations House of Learning (FNHL) hosted “Confronting Indian Residential School Denialism,” a panel discussion featuring Michelle Good, lawyer and author of the award-winning novel Five Little Indians, Dr. Sean Carleton, an assistant professor of Indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba and UBC Anthropology Professor Dr. Andrew Martindale, who […]
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$100,000 CIBC Gift supports Indigenous students at Royal Roads – ENC
December 13, 2024 Indigenous students entering any Royal Roads University leadership and management program will now be eligible to receive a CIBC Entrance Award thanks to a generous donation of $100,000 from CIBC. “At CIBC we’re creating a culture of inclusion, and accessibility plays a large role in this. We believe that everyone should have […]
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TRU plans for $20M in cuts to balance next year’s budget – Castanet
Dec 9, 2024 Thompson Rivers University will have to cut over $20 million in spending to balance next year’s budget as international enrolment plummets, and further reductions will likely be made in future years. Following an announcement last January that the number of international student permits would be cut across Canada and capped for two […]
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Special adviser appointed to Greater Victoria School Board
VICTORIA – Lisa Beare, Minister of Education and Child Care, has appointed Kevin Godden, former superintendent of the Abbotsford School District, as a special adviser to the Greater Victoria School District 61 to help the board of education revise and improve its previously submitted safety plan. “It is a top priority of our government that […]
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Chair says school board will work with First Nations on liaison-officer concerns – Times Colonist
Dec 06, 2024 The Songhees and Esquimalt chiefs had said the board’s decision to cancel the police liaison program led to the removal of an Indigenous officer who had built meaningful relationships in schools In response to a letter from the chiefs of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, the chair of the Greater Victoria School […]
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Digital Skills Bursary Fund for Indigenous Peoples in BC: A Pathway to Opportunity
December 3, 2024 Growing up in my community, access to quality education was limited. For example, the 30-1 stream of courses, which would have helped me continue onto college or university, was not offered in my community. If students wanted to take these programs, they had to leave home and attend schools in surrounding areas. […]
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BC’s French School District Is Suing the Province. Again. – The Tyee
Dec 2, 2024 It’s about where kids learn. Here’s how we got here. More than four years after the Supreme Court of Canada declared that B.C. owes its francophone school district 19 additional, renovated or expanded school buildings, the Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique and the province are back in court. B.C. is home […]
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Indigenous Self-Determination & Canada’s National Parks – First Peoples Law LLP
November 28, 2024 For many Indigenous people, Canada’s national parks are synonymous with colonization. In October, Parks Canada took an initial step towards addressing the longstanding relationship between colonization and national parks through its new Indigenous Stewardship Policy. Below, we consider the potential implications of the Policy for Indigenous Peoples seeking to implement their inherent […]
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Guardian pulls kids from Vancouver school, saying school staff failed to deal with bullying – CBC
Nov 27, 2024 ‘There just aren’t the things in place to protect disabled students’ The guardian of two First Nations girls with disabilities is calling out their elementary school for negligence and withholding information after one of the girls was pushed into mud and allegedly groped by another student. The girls’ older sibling and legal guardian, […]
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Experiences of girls at Good Shepherd Homes similar to residential schools, say survivors – CBC
Nov 27, 2024 Special Interlocutor says institutions like the homes for girls also need investigation Indigenous children at Catholic-run Good Shepherd Homes had experiences similar to children at residential schools and the homes need further investigation for potential missing children, according to the final report of the Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial […]
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