https://www.uvic.ca/news/Latest news from the UVic news hubLearning relational responsibilitySince the fall of 2023, students and community members have gathered at the University of Victoria to learn what it means to be a respectful visitor on the territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples, on whose traditional territory the University stands.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2025+learning-relational-responsibility+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2025/learning-relational-responsibility/news.xmlWed, 05 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMT-0800news2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipientsEnvironmental sustainability, clean technology and Inuit rights highlighted in this year’s group of remarkable grads.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2025+distinguished-alumni-awards+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2025/distinguished-alumni-awards/news.xmlMon, 03 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT-0800newsNew Indigenous arts research spaceThere’s a new Indigenous arts research space at the University of Victoria (UVic) that is looking up—way up—to the arts of the circumpolar region, as well as all along the Pacific shoreline and from Alaska to New Zealand, with Victoria at the center of it all.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2025+new-indigenous-arts-research-space+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2025/new-indigenous-arts-research-space/news.xmlWed, 26 Feb 2025 15:40:00 GMT-0800newslək̓ʷəŋən Paddle marks Commonwealth Games pledgeThe “lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Paddle” was received by Commonwealth Sport President Chris Jenkins during an official handover ceremony held at Canada House.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2025+paddle-marks-pledge-in-commonwealth-games+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2025/paddle-marks-pledge-in-commonwealth-games/news.xmlMon, 24 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT-0800newsCIFAL, First Nations co-create emergency planCIFAL Victoria is part of a global network but it’s through a local network—of First Nations, academics and emergency preparedness experts—that’s it’s aiming its latest efforts at producing impactful solutions that transcend boundaries.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2025+cifal-victoria-and-first-nations-emergency-planning+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2025/cifal-victoria-and-first-nations-emergency-planning/news.xmlThu, 20 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT-0800newsReflections on 10 yrs of truth and reconciliationHer Excellency The Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, shared opening remarks last week at an emotional University of Victoria event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2025+ten-years-of-truth-and-reconciliation+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2025/ten-years-of-truth-and-reconciliation/news.xmlMon, 10 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT-0800newsClimate science: Relationships with the landJanna Wale, as a Gitxsan woman from Gitanmaax First Nation in British Columbia’s northwestern Interior who is also Cree-Métis on her mother’s side, understands and values the science inherent in monitoring the seasons and harvests of her people, in their ways of preserving salmon, and in their observations of and adaptations to changes in climate over generations.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2025+pics-climate-science-relationships-with-the-land+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2025/pics-climate-science-relationships-with-the-land/news.xmlWed, 05 Feb 2025 10:30:00 GMT-0800newsNew banners celebrate Lək̓ʷəŋən origin storyNew banners, designed by internationally renowned Lək̓ʷəŋən master carver and artist Dr. Clarence “Butch” Dick, depict the creation story of the Lək̓ʷəŋən Nation.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2025+new-banners-on-campus+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2025/new-banners-on-campus/news.xmlThu, 16 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT-0800newsBridging Indigenous knowledge with psychologyA huge, historic charitable gift made national news in October 2024 when Bruce McKean and his Waverley House Foundation donated more than $200 million to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) for a secure care and recovery building in Toronto. But a smaller gift the University of Victoria political science alumnus made to UVic has had an outsized impact.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2025+bridging-indigenous-knowledge-with-psychology+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2025/bridging-indigenous-knowledge-with-psychology/news.xmlThu, 16 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT-0800newsNational Ribbon Skirt DayTomorrow, Jan. 4, marks the third annual National Ribbon Skirt Day in Canada, a day dedicated to understanding, respecting and supporting Indigenous cultures and histories.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2025+national-ribbon-skirt-day+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2025/national-ribbon-skirt-day/news.xmlFri, 03 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT-0800newsTop 10 stories of 2024From exciting and impactful research discoveries to inspiring recognition and partnerships, the University of Victoria (UVic) community continues to demonstrate our commitments to working together towards a brighter future for all, year after year.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+top-ten-stories+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/top-ten-stories/news.xmlThu, 19 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT-0800newsLearning from one anotherThis year, we were proud to highlight the ITOTELNEW̱TEL ȽTE: LEARNING FROM ONE ANOTHER—Elders Engagement Fund as one of our key priorities for Giving Tuesday. This fund, in honour of SWETALIYE, the late Dr. Marie Cooper, was named as a gift from the Austin/Cooper family to honour Dr. Cooper's lifelong dedication to Indigenous education, language and culture. Her transformative work in shaping educational policies and practices has left a mark on our community and continues to inspire future generations of learners and leaders.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+learning-with-elders-engagement-fund+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/learning-with-elders-engagement-fund/news.xmlFri, 06 Dec 2024 15:00:00 GMT-0800newsMarion Buller reappointed as UVic’s ChancellorIn advance of a campus event on November 20 to celebrate Buller’s volunteer service as Chancellor over the past three years and her reappointment to a second term, we sat down to chat with her about her reflections on her first term and her areas of focus for the next three years.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+chancellor_reappointment+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/chancellor_reappointment/news.xmlThu, 14 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT-0800newsHonouring the Legacy of Murray SinclairThe University of Victoria joins communities across Canada in mourning the loss of the Honourable Senator Murray Sinclair, who passed away earlier today in Winnipeg, MB.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+honouring-sinclair+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/honouring-sinclair/news.xmlMon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsGitxsan Student Helps Improve Community HealthK’sana Wood Lynes-Ford brings to the University of Victoria a love for chemistry and how it explains the world around her, and a devotion to her communities. In her work and studies, she’s bringing those passions together — along with Indigenous and Western science — in a hands-on research environment. By merging these different approaches to health, this ambitious student’s career path is focusing on solutions to improve health outcomes for rural and remote communities.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+gitxsan-student-health-research+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/gitxsan-student-health-research/news.xmlTue, 15 Oct 2024 10:50:00 GMT-0700newsAbortion access lights fire in health grad studentWillow Paul had planned to work in Indigenous child welfare when she finished her bachelor’s degree at the University of Victoria. A queer Gitxsan woman who grew up in Kelowna on unceded Syilx territory, Paul had never given graduate school mu…https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+fireweed-project+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/fireweed-project/news.xmlWed, 25 Sep 2024 11:00:00 GMT-0700newsMemorial in honour of Residential School SurvivorsAt the 2024 Orange Shirt Day ceremony, UVic will be raising the Survivors' Flag at a permanent location on campus.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+survivors-flag+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/survivors-flag/news.xmlTue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation PodcastsFor National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, media are invited to draw on a curated list of podcasts by Indigenous faculty, staff and students at the University of Victoria.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+trc-indigenous-podcasts+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/trc-indigenous-podcasts/news.xmlTue, 17 Sep 2024 08:00:00 GMT-0700newsVal Napoleon receives Yvan Allaire MedalVal Napoleon, a distinguished leader in the revitalization of Indigenous law in Canada, has been honoured with the Yvan Allaire Medal by the Royal Society of Canada. This honour recognizes her exemplary contributions to the field of governance, particularly through her work in Indigenous legal orders.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+royal-society-of-canada-yvan-allaire-medal+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/royal-society-of-canada-yvan-allaire-medal/news.xmlTue, 10 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT-0700newsRoyal Society of Canada 2024 awardsFive University of Victoria researchers are receiving Canada’s highest academic honour.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+royal-society-of-canada-2024+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/royal-society-of-canada-2024/news.xmlTue, 03 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMT-0700newsThe power of Indigenous podcastsThanks to technology, entire generations are unearthing communities of like-minded people. Podcasting as a storytelling form has been around since the early 2000s, as MP3 audio file technology became more accessible via the ever-expanding internet.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+power-of-indigenous-podcasts+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/power-of-indigenous-podcasts/news.xmlFri, 21 Jun 2024 15:00:00 GMT-0700newsOjibwe language spirit on ləkʷəŋən landGraduate student’s comprehensive needs assessment to support urban Ojibwe people in reclaiming language and culture whether near or far from homelandshttps://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+ojibwe-language-spirit+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/ojibwe-language-spirit/news.xmlFri, 21 Jun 2024 10:30:00 GMT-0700newsIndigenous nursing master’s program milestonesIn the fall, 25 First Nations and Metis nurses from across BC will embark officially on their graduate studies at their home institutions as part of the Indigenous Graduate Education in Nursing (I-GEN) program, including eight students at UVic. A partnership between Indigenous communities, UVic, UBC-Okanagan, UBC-Vancouver, Thompson Rivers University and Trinity Western University, the first-of-its-kind master’s program is designed to decolonize and Indigenize nursing where graduate students live and work. The goals include bolstering the retention of Indigenous nurses, improving health outcomes for Indigenous communities and strengthening relational partnerships with First Nations, Métis, and Inuk health leaders to improve Indigenous health nursing education, practice and research.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+indigenous-nursing-masters-program+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/indigenous-nursing-masters-program/news.xmlThu, 20 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT-0700newsResearching kelp restorationA team of researchers led by UVic and the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre is attempting to regrow kelp forests, working closely with British Columbia coastal First Nations.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+kelp-restoration+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/kelp-restoration/news.xmlMon, 17 Jun 2024 09:30:00 GMT-0700newsUVic's Vanier scholars and Banting FellowshipThe University of Victoria is celebrating four outstanding researchers recently announced as 2024 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholars and one prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellow.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+banting-vanier-recipients-2024+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/banting-vanier-recipients-2024/news.xmlFri, 14 Jun 2024 16:00:00 GMT-0700newsPhD grad Indigenizing business in CanadaEmily (Williams) Salmon graduates with a PhD in International Management and Organization from UVic’s Gustavson School of Business this month. The Coast Salish researcher has already launched her career, joining Simon Fraser University as assi…https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+grad-indigenizing-business-in-canada+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/grad-indigenizing-business-in-canada/news.xmlThu, 06 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT-0700ringOceans as sources of lawAs an Indigenous law student at the University of Victoria, Andrew Ambers has found himself reflecting a great deal on the laws governing the waters around him.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+oceans-as-sources-of-law+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/oceans-as-sources-of-law/news.xmlThu, 06 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT-0700newsWorld-leading climate research gets a $4M boostFrom helping to convert seaweed overgrowth into benefits for the blue economy, to improving travel across sea ice, two University of Victoria projects on Monday [eds note: June 3] received nearly $4 million in federal support to advance climate solutions.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+world-leading-climate-research-gets-boost+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/world-leading-climate-research-gets-boost/news.xmlMon, 03 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT-0700ringUVic researchers test community climate solutionsFrom helping to convert seaweed overgrowth into benefits for the blue economy, to improving travel across sea ice, two University of Victoria projects on Monday [eds note: June 3] received nearly $4 million in federal support to advance climate solutions.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+researchers-test-community-climate-solutions+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/researchers-test-community-climate-solutions/news.xmlMon, 03 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT-0700ringRed Dress DayMay 5 is Red Dress Day, the national day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people. Each year on this day, we wear red to honour our mothers, daughters, sisters, cousins, aunts, siblings and diversely gendered relatives and acknowledge the families and communities that have been impacted by the on-going crisis of MMIWG2S+.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+red-dress-day+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/red-dress-day/news.xmlMon, 06 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT-0700newsDelegation shares climate change displacementClimate displacement is underway, and scientists are starting to learn about these realities from those experiencing this first-hand. A delegation of young Inuvialuit leaders from Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, travelled more than 2,300 km to Victoria to meet with government scientists and detail what life is like living with the impacts of climate change and climate displacement on your doorstep.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+delegation-shares-climate-change-displacement+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/delegation-shares-climate-change-displacement/news.xmlMon, 06 May 2024 09:00:00 GMT-0700newsUVic welcomes 2024 budget’s research supportThe University of Victoria (UVic) is welcoming investments to support Canadian research and innovation detailed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a campus visit on Friday that included meeting faculty and students whose research is transforming the lives of Canadians every day.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+pmo-visit-research-innovation-graduate-student-funding+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/pmo-visit-research-innovation-graduate-student-funding/news.xmlFri, 19 Apr 2024 12:22:00 GMT-0700newsSupporting Indigenous student successIndigenous student Ryder's journey to success at UVic, from financial concerns to empowerment, aided by supportive community and tailored scholarships.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+supporting-indigenous-student-success+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/supporting-indigenous-student-success/news.xmlThu, 11 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsUVic research gets infrastructure supportFrom testing environmental stresses on plants to understanding mysteries of the universe, five University of Victoria (UVic) research projects received infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+research-gets-infrastructure-support+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/research-gets-infrastructure-support/news.xmlWed, 13 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT-0700newsMaking space for Indigenous feminismWhat does it mean to make space for Indigenous feminism? School of Indigenous Governance Associate Professor Gina Starblanket explores this question as editor of the third edition of the seminal series Making Space for Indigenous Feminism.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+making-space-indigenous-feminism+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/making-space-indigenous-feminism/news.xmlWed, 06 Mar 2024 10:30:00 GMT-0800news2024 Distinguished Alumni AwardsAn environmental problem-solver healing our dirt, an ocean engineer unlocking climate data and a grassroots activist are among this year’s 18 recipients.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+distinguished-alumni+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/distinguished-alumni/news.xmlMon, 04 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMT-0800ringEnacting Indigenous governanceCheryl Recollet, a Wiikwemkoong Unceded First Nation member, is exploring Anishinaabe governance and treaty relations in UVic's Indigenous Governance PhD program.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+enacting-indigenous-governance+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2024/enacting-indigenous-governance/news.xmlFri, 19 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT-0800newsLeading with the heartNicole York, a Vanier Scholar and PhD candidate, researches ankyrin-B's role in heart cell development, and a genetic variant affecting the Gitxsan First Nation.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+banting-vanier-nicole-york+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/banting-vanier-nicole-york/news.xmlFri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsIndigenous sovereignty in state relationsMorgan Mowatt, a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at UVic, reshapes Indigenous-state dynamics, emphasizing Indigenous authority rooted in political thought and cultural re-storying.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+banting-vanier-morgan-mowatt+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/banting-vanier-morgan-mowatt/news.xmlFri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsRe-storying colonial histories with a trans lensJamey Jesperson, a UVic History PhD candidate and Vanier Scholar, re-stories colonial histories through a trans anti-colonial perspective.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+banting-vanier-jamey-jesperson+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/banting-vanier-jamey-jesperson/news.xmlFri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsWeaving culture, law and storytellingKim Senklip Harvey, an actor, director, TV writer, and Vanier Scholar from Syilx and Tsilhqot'in nations, empowers Indigenous communities through legal storytelling.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+banting-vanier-kim-senklip-harvey+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/banting-vanier-kim-senklip-harvey/news.xmlFri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsCelebrating 60 years of UVicIn 60 years of UVic history, six core achievements stand out for shaping the university today, revealing core values we hold—in equity and inclusion, partnerships that serve and build, and in sustainability initiatives that are poised to make a global differencehttps://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+60th-anniversary-milestones+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/60th-anniversary-milestones/news.xmlThu, 21 Dec 2023 09:00:00 GMT-0800ringWoolly dog DNAIn a first high-resolution DNA study of "Mutton"—the only known woolly dog fleece in the world—an international researcher team from the Smithsonian’s Natural Museum of Natural History and UVic, pinpointed the genes responsible for the unusually long, crimpy undercoat, which was highly spinnable and could be made into warm blanket yarn.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+woolly-dog+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/woolly-dog/news.xmlThu, 14 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsNew residence complex enhances campusIt’s an exciting time for UVic as we mark the official opening of our new residence complex, the university’s largest capital infrastructure project to date.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+new-residence-complex+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/new-residence-complex/news.xmlWed, 29 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsLii Michif Niiyanaan: We Are Métis launchedOn Nov. 16, the First Peoples House came alive with the vibrant spirit of celebration as Indigenous students, staff, faculty, Elders and community members gathered for a special event – the screening of the documentary film, Lii Michif Niiyanaan: We Are Métis.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+documentary-launch-honours-metis-culture+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/documentary-launch-honours-metis-culture/news.xmlMon, 27 Nov 2023 09:30:00 GMT-0800newsReconciliation through exhibitionsIf it wasn’t for a hurricane, the life of globally renowned Inuk and Nunatsiavut art historian and curator Dr. Heather Igloliorte would have taken an entirely different turn.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+new-indigenous-research-chair+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/new-indigenous-research-chair/news.xmlThu, 16 Nov 2023 12:30:00 GMT-0800newsOVPI Officially LaunchedOn Oct. 25, Indigenous students, staff, faculty and community gathered in the First Peoples House following Coast Salish protocol to honour and recognize both J,SIṈTEN and Qwul'thilum for their contributions to the name and logo for the new Office of the Vice-President Indigenous (OVPI).https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+ovpi-officially-launched+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/ovpi-officially-launched/news.xmlThu, 02 Nov 2023 08:30:00 GMT-0700newsIGOV grad pushes for inclusive futureMichael Chutskoff embraces multiple identities. They dream of a future where people like them—an Indigenous, queer, neurodivergent and two-spirit person—can flourish in academia.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+igov-grad-pushes-for-inclusive-future+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/igov-grad-pushes-for-inclusive-future/news.xmlWed, 01 Nov 2023 12:00:00 GMT-0700newsIGOV students honour Songhees canoe traditionWhat does it mean to be a good visitor? University of Victoria Indigenous Governance (IGOV) students started off their term in a good way, arriving by canoe at the Songhees Nation and asking for permission to live, study and work in their territory.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+students-honour-songhees-canoe-tradition+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/students-honour-songhees-canoe-tradition/news.xmlFri, 20 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsJeff Reading appointed to Order of CanadaJeffrey Reading has spent more than two decades championing the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples across Canada, globally, and significantly, as a scholar at the University of Victoria. In June, Reading was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+order-of-canada-jeffrey-reading+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/order-of-canada-jeffrey-reading/news.xmlThu, 19 Oct 2023 15:30:00 GMT-0700newsMcCue lecture to reflect on reconciliationAnishinaabe journalist Duncan McCue will draw on his award-winning podcast for a thoughtful reflection on building respectful relationships with Indigenous communities and how Canadians can take meaningful steps toward reconciliation.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+mccue-lecture-on-reconciliation+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/mccue-lecture-on-reconciliation/news.xmlMon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsInuit youth climate action summitA summit of young Inuit leaders from Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, chose UVic to exchange ideas on how Indigenous practices can both provide solutions to the changing climate and elevate youth voices.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+inuit-youth-climate-action-summit+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/inuit-youth-climate-action-summit/news.xmlWed, 04 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringCentering Indigenous communities in restorationAfter completing her bachelor’s in Indigenous Studies and Environmental Studies at UVic, Hannah’s passion for Indigenous environmental stewardship, community-building and land-based learning led her to a co-op placement, and a career, with Coastal Restoration Society.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+coop-podcast-gentes+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/coop-podcast-gentes/news.xmlWed, 27 Sep 2023 06:00:00 GMT-0700ringNew Student WelcomeThis September, start the year off in a good way at the New Student Welcome to campus.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+student-welcome+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/student-welcome/news.xmlWed, 23 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsLearning from lands and watersAndrew Ambers, who graduates this June with a degree in Indigenous Studies and political science, has combined his interests, research, heritage and thought-provoking perspectives on waterways to propose a promising new approach to resource management policy and law.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+grad-hums-ambers-land-water+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/grad-hums-ambers-land-water/news.xmlFri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringCelebrating World Oceans Day 2023For 60 years, multiple experiences of UVic students and researchers across disciplines have been shaped by the ocean. From a campus that’s a few short steps from coastline, our engagement with the global ocean has defined UVic research and its breakthroughs.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+wod-2023+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/wod-2023/news.xmlThu, 08 Jun 2023 08:00:00 GMT-0700newsA new threat to kelp healthA very small creature is threatening the health of BC’s giant kelp forests: bryozoans. They’re tiny white coral-like crustaceans that attach themselves to kelp, reducing reproduction and overall health of kelp beds.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+bc-kelp-faces-threat+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/bc-kelp-faces-threat/news.xmlThu, 08 Jun 2023 07:41:00 GMT-0700newsReal-world solutions to marine conservationNatalie Ban is at the forefront of seeking solutions to contemporary global environmental challenges; in a way that embraces equity, diversity and inclusion.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+community-partnerships-drive-marine-planning+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/community-partnerships-drive-marine-planning/news.xmlTue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringBringing substance to inclusionTanaya Marsel, Indigenous talent acquisition specialist at Deloitte, graduates with a UVic MBA this June — and she has insights on why diversity and inclusion initiatives sometimes fall short.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+grad-busi-tanaya-marsel+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/grad-busi-tanaya-marsel/news.xmlFri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringNational Indigenous History MonthJune is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time to recognize, learn about and celebrate the rich history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+national-indigenous-history-month+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/national-indigenous-history-month/news.xmlThu, 01 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT-0700newsNuu-chah-nulth knowledgeA powerful new exhibit of over 51 original and reproduction works by a c̓išaaʔatḥ (Tseshaht) artist, scholar/educator, activist and actor—George Clutesi (1905-1988)— is on during Indigenous Peoples History Month at the Alberni Valley Museum in Port Alberni until Sept. 2.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+nuu-chah-nulth-knowledge+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/nuu-chah-nulth-knowledge/news.xmlThu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsRed Dress DayMay 5 is Red Dress Day, the national day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+red-dress-day+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/red-dress-day/news.xmlThu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsAlumna transforms darkness into lightAlumna and artist Francis Dick's new solo exhibition at Legacy Art Gallery is an autobiography told through art, each image and object testament to her life’s journey, her culture, her fearlessness, and her ability to transform joy and pain into art.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+legacy-gallery-francis-dick+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/legacy-gallery-francis-dick/news.xmlThu, 27 Apr 2023 18:00:00 GMT-0700ring$1.4M scholarships for Indigenous law studentsGenerous community support totalling $1.4 million will advance legal education for Indigenous students at the University of Victoria. A year after the world’s first law program graduated its first class, a total of 24 new scholarships for Indigenous law students will be awarded, thanks to a group of donors and a partnership with Indspire through their Building Brighter Futures program.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+scholarships-for-indigenous-law-students+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/scholarships-for-indigenous-law-students/news.xmlFri, 21 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT-0700newsFieldwork footprint of ȾEL ̧IȽĆE villageLed by the Tsawout First Nation, the University of Victoria's 2023 archaeology summer field school will conduct the first research-focused archaeological project in the Cordova Bay area, which was originally a teeming centre of life for the people living in an Indigenous village called ȾEL ̧IȽĆE. The fieldwork will map the footprint of the village and surrounding areas using ground penetrating radar and archaeological soil probing techniques, as well as careful exploratory excavations, while bringing SENĆOŦEN language, oral history, and local knowledge into the research. The project aims to recognize and uplift all the incredible stories attached to the place and to reconnect people to the land and water.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+uvic-tsawout-fieldschool-cordovabay+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/uvic-tsawout-fieldschool-cordovabay/news.xmlFri, 21 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT-0700news$1-million PICS award for SFU, UVic teamA $1-million, four-year research project funded by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions centres what rural, remote and Indigenous communities need to flourish despite climate challenges.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+pics-building-knowledges-building-communities+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/pics-building-knowledges-building-communities/news.xmlThu, 20 Apr 2023 08:40:00 GMT-0700newsFinding common threads of Indigenous lawsDr. Pooja Parmar has been named a 2023 President’s Chair in the Faculty of Law. Parmar’s work in legal ethics and Indigenous legal orders will expand to include Indigenous communities around the world.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+finding-common-threads-of-indigenous-laws-in-a-global-context+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/finding-common-threads-of-indigenous-laws-in-a-global-context/news.xmlTue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringMaking relations across oceans of differenceDr. Lisa Kealohapaʻaokahaleole Hall has been named a 2023 President’s Chair in the Faculty of Humanities. Her visionary work promises to establish UVic as a pivotal site of trans-Pacific Indigenous scholarly connection and exchange.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+making-relations-across-oceans-of-difference+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/making-relations-across-oceans-of-difference/news.xmlMon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringNational Indigenous Languages DayMarch 31 is National Indigenous Languages Day. There are more than 70 Indigenous languages in Canada. Here are some stories about Indigenous language revitalization at UVic.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+nild-indigenous-languages+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/nild-indigenous-languages/news.xmlFri, 24 Mar 2023 14:00:00 GMT-0700news2023 Distinguished Alumni Award recipientsFrom the far reaches of outer space to the intersection of Indigenous science and self-care, the recipients of the 2023 University of Victoria Distinguished Alumni Awards span the globe and beyond.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+2023-distinguished-alumni-award-recipients+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/2023-distinguished-alumni-award-recipients/news.xmlWed, 22 Mar 2023 08:30:00 GMT-0700newsCelebrating the construction of the NCILFor more than a decade, Indigenous legal scholars, First Nations and the founders of the world’s-first Indigenous law degree program at UVic have worked to realize a National Centre for Indigenous Laws. Construction is now underway. The Law Foundation of BC announced it is increasing its total commitment to NCIL to $11 million.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+ncil-celebrating-the-vision-and-construction+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/ncil-celebrating-the-vision-and-construction/news.xmlThu, 09 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT-0800newsInternational Women’s DayOn March 8, the University of Victoria is joining individuals and educational institutions all over the world to #EmbraceEquity as part of International Women’s Day (IWD).https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+intl-womens-day-2023+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/intl-womens-day-2023/news.xmlWed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringSupporting Indigenous-led biodiversity monitoringLouie Lopez has been awarded a Liber Ero Post-Doctoral Fellowship to conduct Indigenous-led environmental DNA (eDNA) ecosystem monitoring with the Chipewyan Prairie Dene and Cold Lake First Nations in Alberta.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+indigenous-led-biodiversity-monitoring+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/indigenous-led-biodiversity-monitoring/news.xmlWed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringConnecting land, water and communityGeography grad student Kate Herchak is reclaiming her Inuk ways of knowing, being and doing in the world through cross-cultural research with Maasai youth.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+herchak-maasai-youth+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/herchak-maasai-youth/news.xmlWed, 01 Mar 2023 14:15:00 GMT-0800ringBroadening community engagement in artLindsday Delaronde is looking to make a difference by broadening community engagement in the arts as the latest Audain Professor in Contemporary Art Practice of the Pacific Northwest.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+delaronde-audain+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/delaronde-audain/news.xmlWed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringWave energy project on Nootka Island receives $1MUVic’s PRIMED wave energy project with Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nation receives $1 million grant from 2022 TD Ready Challengehttps://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+tdready-primed+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/tdready-primed/news.xmlTue, 28 Feb 2023 15:45:00 GMT-0800newsIndigenous youth shape new graphic novelA visual storytelling project unites the voices of urban Indigenous youth in care, Knowledge Keepers, and Indigenous and non-Indigenous allies in Becoming Wolf, a graphic novel about coming of age.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+indigenous-youth-graphic-novel+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/indigenous-youth-graphic-novel/news.xmlWed, 22 Feb 2023 12:30:00 GMT-0800ringAdvancing ocean protectionCanada’s advancement of ocean science and innovation continues to go from strength-to-strength with the expansion of Ocean Networks Canada’s world-leading deep sea and coastal ocean observatories and partnerships.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+dfo-onc-climate-impact-research+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/dfo-onc-climate-impact-research/news.xmlMon, 06 Feb 2023 10:30:00 GMT-0800newsExhibition celebrates great dance of lifeA new exhibition at UVic's Legacy Art Gallery explores Indigenous Governance scholar Devi Mucina’s roots as an Indigenous Chewa man while honouring his African ancestors and culture.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2023+legacy-gule-wamkulu+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2023/legacy-gule-wamkulu/news.xmlWed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringCamera readyUVic alumni contribute talent, technical and creative power to Victoria’s burgeoning film industry.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+torch-fall-camera-ready+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/torch-fall-camera-ready/news.xmlWed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsRevitalizing laws and legal systemsNew Indigenous law workshops and educational offerings, in-person and in-community as well as online, articling positions for Indigenous law students, an immersive model of community-based Indigenous legal education and so much more will be made possible by major, multi-year funding from the Law Foundation of British Columbia.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+revitalizing-laws-legal-systems+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/revitalizing-laws-legal-systems/news.xmlWed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringThe freelance lifeRecent Writing graduate Jenessa Joy Klukas covers child welfare, education and Indigenous issues as part of her busy freelance career.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+torch-the-freelance-life+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/torch-the-freelance-life/news.xmlWed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsHIV research and art intersectHIV In My Day, a community-based oral history project that gathered the stories of HIV survivors and caregivers during the early years of BC’s HIV/AIDS epidemic, has been adapted into a play. In My Day will premiere in Vancouver at The Cultch theatre, the day after World AIDS Day. The play takes its script from almost 120 oral history interviews collected from 2017 to 2020 as part of a University of Victoria-led research project.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+hiv-research-art-intersect+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/hiv-research-art-intersect/news.xmlWed, 30 Nov 2022 14:00:00 GMT-0800newsVanier scholars and Banting fellowFrom the spirituality of children, to perceptions of Indigenous disability, and decolonizing the study of language and linguistics three University of Victoria researchers are recipients of new Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+vanier-scholars-banting+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/vanier-scholars-banting/news.xmlTue, 29 Nov 2022 16:00:00 GMT-0800newsSurpassing her hopes and dreamsIn November, Adrienne Carlson will receive a Master of Social Work at UVic’s fall convocation — far exceeding her own childhood expectations.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+grad-surpassing-carlson+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/grad-surpassing-carlson/news.xmlFri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringConnecting language, land and educationSTOLȻEȽOT Adelaide “Addie” Elliot is graduating with a certificate in Indigenous Language Revitalization, a partnership program between UVic’s Department of Indigenous Education and the W̱SÁNEĆ school board.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+grad-language-land-education+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/grad-language-land-education/news.xmlMon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringIndigenous nursing degree launchFifty delegates from six universities across BC, including UVic, gathered in Penticton to launch a master’s of Indigenous nursing research project. The first-of-its-kind master’s degree combines high-level professional training with community-driven interventions designed to meet the needs of Indigenous Peoples living in rural and remote areas.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+masters-indigenous-nursing+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/masters-indigenous-nursing/news.xmlWed, 28 Sep 2022 22:01:00 GMT-0700newsTaapwaywin, truth before reconciliationTaapwaywin is a new series hosted by Ry Moran on truth before reconciliation and it harnesses the power of podcasting as an important and vital way of sharing knowledge beyond classrooms and campus.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+libraries-podcast+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/libraries-podcast/news.xmlTue, 27 Sep 2022 09:15:00 GMT-0700ringUVic’s research chair in Indigenous mental healthWith a Sept. 22 naming ceremony, the inaugural position of Chief Mungo Martin Research Chair in Indigenous Mental Health is held by Emily Haigh, with funding by a $1.5M gift from Bruce McKean.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+mungo-martin-naming+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/mungo-martin-naming/news.xmlThu, 22 Sep 2022 17:00:00 GMT-0700ringOrange Shirt Day 2022Leading up to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30, the University of Victoria will be hosting several public events to honour and support the children and survivors of residential schools, their families and communities.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+orange-shirt-day-2022+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/orange-shirt-day-2022/news.xmlFri, 16 Sep 2022 12:00:00 GMT-0700newsConserving rockfishUVic researcher Natalie Ban is working on a project involving the rockfish in a protected area off Galiano Island that may provide lessons to help safeguard a variety of threatened fish species in diverse coastal areas.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+conserving-rockfish+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/conserving-rockfish/news.xmlTue, 13 Sep 2022 11:00:00 GMT-0700newsTheatre festival focuses on language reawakeningAs Indigenous Elders pass, how can younger generations best learn and increase their fluency with traditional languages? Theatre professor Kirsten Sadeghi-Yekta believes applied theatre techniques can be an important part of the language-learning eq…https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+indigenous-theatre-fest+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/indigenous-theatre-fest/news.xmlThu, 08 Sep 2022 16:00:00 GMT-0700newsNew banners along campus greenwayTwo designs by Two-Spirit Coast Salish artist Margaret August float overhead on light posts along the 1.2-km campus greenway through the heart of campus as visual signs of greeting to this place.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+arts-banners-greenway+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/arts-banners-greenway/news.xmlTue, 06 Sep 2022 08:30:00 GMT-0700ringAn Indigenous welcomeThis September, start the school year off in a good way at the Indigenous welcome to campus.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+indigenous-welcome+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/indigenous-welcome/news.xmlTue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsPaddle forward togetherHand-carved paddles will be gifted to each country and institution ratifying the lək̓ʷəŋən declaration.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+commonwealth-paddle+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/commonwealth-paddle/news.xmlMon, 29 Aug 2022 10:00:00 GMT-0700newsFarquhar set to amplify Indigenous voicesThe University of Victoria and the Farquhar at UVic have launched Voices in Circle: Amplifying Indigenous Cultural Voices, a presenting and engagement series featuring established and emerging Indigenous artists, guided by an Indigenous Programming Circle.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+farquhar-cultural-shift+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/farquhar-cultural-shift/news.xmlWed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0700ring2022 UVic Order of CanadaPioneering jurist Marion Buller, the University of Victoria’s chancellor, former UVic president Jamie Cassels and Jan Zwicky, acclaimed poet and philosopher and professor emeritus are among 85 new appointments to the Order of Canada.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+order-of-canada+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/order-of-canada/news.xmlThu, 30 Jun 2022 09:30:00 GMT-0700newsGroundbreaking jurist BullerCanadians selected for induction into the Order of Canada have made “extraordinary contributions” to the nation. Pioneering jurist Marion Buller is one of 85 new appointments announced today by Governor General Mary Simon.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+order-of-canada+news2http://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/order-of-canada/news2.xmlThu, 30 Jun 2022 09:30:00 GMT-0700newsChampion of higher educationUniversity of Victoria Professor and President Emeritus Jamie Cassels was appointed a member of the Order of Canada for his contributions as a university administrator, law scholar, and for his commitment to improving access to higher education.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+order-of-canada+news1http://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/order-of-canada/news1.xmlThu, 30 Jun 2022 09:30:00 GMT-0700newsPrint matters: between sistersIn a new book for youth, Aggie and Mudgy: The Journey of Two Kaska Dena Children, UVic anthropology alumna Wendy Proverbs traces the 1,600-kilometre voyage of sisters forced from their remote village to Lejac Residential School.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+torch-spring-between-sisters+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/torch-spring-between-sisters/news.xmlMon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsRebalancing the scalesUVic music researcher Adam Con believes we can build a better society by integrating concepts of access, equity, diversity and inclusion into every school’s music classroom and ensemble.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+knowledge-rebalancing-the-scales+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/knowledge-rebalancing-the-scales/news.xmlFri, 24 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT-0700newsA passion for justiceRenowned legal scholar and judge Marion Buller (BA ’75, LLB ’87) brings vast experience, optimism and enthusiasm to her new role as UVic chancellor.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+torch-spring-a-passion-for-justice+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/torch-spring-a-passion-for-justice/news.xmlThu, 23 Jun 2022 14:00:00 GMT-0700newsNew exhibit at Legacy DowntownOpening June 25 at Legacy Downtown, a new exhibition features 12 artists including seven from fine arts engaging in a dynamic dialogue involving diverse perspectives on art, ecology and activism.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+ancient-forests+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/ancient-forests/news.xmlMon, 20 Jun 2022 08:30:00 GMT-0700newsJune 8 marks World Oceans DayOcean staff and researchers are conducting work aimed at creating solutions that not only targets some of Canada’s current and future climate needs, but also provides real-world solutions that have the potential to change the world’s climate issues.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+celebrating-world-oceans-day+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/celebrating-world-oceans-day/news.xmlTue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsAccess to health servicesA team of University of Victoria researchers reports Indigenous Peoples are disproportionately subject to inequitable access to reproductive health services.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+knowledge-equal-access+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/knowledge-equal-access/news.xmlMon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsFirst class of grads from Indigenous law programFour years ago, UVic launched the world’s first law degree to combine the study of Indigenous and non-Indigenous laws, breaking new ground for legal education in Canada. During convocation ceremonies this June, this memorable first cohort of 23 graduates will cross the stage to receive their degrees.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+convo-spring-law-jid+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/convo-spring-law-jid/news.xmlFri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringGovernor General Simon visits UVicEducation once destroyed Indigenous culture and identity in Canada and now it's used as a vital tool in reconciliation, Governor General Mary Simon told Indigenous law and education students at UVic.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+gg-visit+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/gg-visit/news.xmlThu, 26 May 2022 13:00:00 GMT-0700newsLeadership award for connecting communitiesA UVic anthropologist who has dedicated much of his career to supporting Indigenous Peoples’ land rights is the latest recipient of the Leadership Victoria Award for Extending Reconciliation.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+leadership-victoria-thom+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/leadership-victoria-thom/news.xmlThu, 26 May 2022 08:00:00 GMT-0700ringMolson Prize for sociologist's advocacyFor a lifetime of dedication to marginalized groups, Cecilia Benoit has been awarded the 2022 Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize for the Social Sciences and Humanities.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+cecilia-benoit-molson-prize+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/cecilia-benoit-molson-prize/news.xmlTue, 24 May 2022 11:00:00 GMT-0700ringA tradition of courtesy and respect, rekindledFollowing Coast Salish protocol, Marion Buller was officially welcomed as UVic's 12th chancellor at a ceremony on April 13.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+chancellor-installation+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/chancellor-installation/news.xmlMon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsBridging knowledges for land and water stewardshipWhat happens when Indigenous People lead resource decision-making on their own terms, across their own traditional territories? Communities in Tanzania and Canada are documenting and sharing their experiences, supported by a University of Victoria Department of Geography project that illustrates how partnerships can advance the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+indigenous-land-water-stewardship+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/indigenous-land-water-stewardship/news.xmlWed, 27 Apr 2022 11:00:00 GMT-0700ringFilling the Indigenous tax gapHow a collaborative effort created a unique course that addresses the Indigenous tax gap in academic and CPA circles When Doug Stuart, Gustavson BCom ’12, joined the Gustavson School of Business in 2018, he had considerable accounting firm exp…https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+indigenous-tax-education+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/indigenous-tax-education/news.xmlWed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsDonor impact: amplifying Indigenous voicesUVic law alumnus Drew Mildon and his wife Dr. Athena Madan share a commitment to “creating, making and holding space for Indigenous voices.” Mildon's law firm, Woodward & Co., provides a scholarship for undergraduate students entering or continuing in the JD/JID program or to Indigenous students enrolling in the JD program. The firm also contributes annual funding for the Indigenous Perspectives camp, which gives UVic law students the opportunity to engage with Indigenous cultures, communities, history, and perspectives on law and legal orders.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+donor-impact-madan-mildon+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/donor-impact-madan-mildon/news.xmlMon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsInspiring youth for a sustainable ocean futureAn Ocean Networks Canada-led initiative invites young people in Canada to get involved in creating a sustainable ocean future during the UN's Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, 2021-2030.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+onc-ocean-decade+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/onc-ocean-decade/news.xmlThu, 31 Mar 2022 10:00:00 GMT-0700newsEarly insights keep track of mountain goatsEarly insights by Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation about mountain goats motivated the community to explore how to protect the culturally vital species and led to research with UVic scientists and others.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+mountain-goats-tyler-jessen+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/mountain-goats-tyler-jessen/news.xmlFri, 11 Mar 2022 16:30:00 GMT-0800newsEquitable access to knowledgeCommunities benefit from participating in community-driven efforts to share research knowledge to improve the quality of their lives and their surrounding environment.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+uvic-fund-advances-research+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/uvic-fund-advances-research/news.xmlThu, 10 Mar 2022 12:15:00 GMT-0800newsUVic's distinguished alumniThis year’s impressive lineup of distinguished alumni recipients, in three new categories, shows the breadth and depth of community contributions made by UVic grads, locally and beyond.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+distinguished-alumni-awards-uvic-graduates+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/distinguished-alumni-awards-uvic-graduates/news.xmlThu, 10 Mar 2022 09:30:00 GMT-0800news2022 International Women's DayUVic joins the world to celebrate 2022 International Women's Day, a global day recognizing the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+breakthebias-international-womens-day+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/breakthebias-international-womens-day/news.xmlTue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsUVic ocean scientists #BreakTheBiasUVic’s ocean women in social sciences are scientists and researchers who are making a difference with work that honours, values and promotes the benefits of collaboration and cooperation.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+iwd-ocean-scientists+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/iwd-ocean-scientists/news.xmlMon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsUVic research gets $3.4M boostUVic health researchers get a $3.4-million boost—success that was supported through the efforts of the UVic Health Initiative, which is raising the profile and quality of health research across campus.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+cihr-grants+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/cihr-grants/news.xmlWed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsBarometer project highlights reconciliation pathThe first report of the Canadian Reconciliation Barometer released on Tuesday highlights areas of agreement and disagreement between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples when it comes to reconciliation––findings the project team hopes will inform public policy.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+barometer-project+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/barometer-project/news.xmlTue, 15 Feb 2022 15:00:00 GMT-0800news2021 BC floods and climate changeNew research suggests 2021 BC flood event made at least 60 per cent more likely by the effects of human-induced climate change.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+bc-floods-and-climate-change+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/bc-floods-and-climate-change/news.xmlTue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsWitness Blanket goes to GermanyAs UVic's Impact Chair in Indigenous Art Practices, Carey Newman took the Witness Blanket's message to a global audience as part of the cultural programming at the Frankfurt Book Fair.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+international-carey-newman-frankfurt+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/international-carey-newman-frankfurt/news.xmlThu, 10 Feb 2022 11:50:00 GMT-0800newsHard truths about the ’60s scoopAuthor, community organizer and social justice advocate Colleen Hele-Cardinal will share and reflect upon her experiences growing up in a non-Indigenous household as a ‘60s scoop adoptee as the keynote event of UVic’s fourth annual Humanities Week.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+humanities-week+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/humanities-week/news.xmlThu, 03 Feb 2022 06:00:00 GMT-0800ringUVic accelerates innovationUVic alumna Sahar Sam’s started a cleantech company, Solaires Entreprises Inc., thanks to her PhD and postdoctoral studies at UVic, including the entrepreneurial and innovation opportunities the university provides.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+quest-to-harness-the-sun+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/quest-to-harness-the-sun/news.xmlTue, 01 Feb 2022 09:20:00 GMT-0800newsExhibit on Indigenous cultural tattooingA visiting exhibit at Legacy Downtown frames the reawakening of Indigenous tattooing and explores the cultural resurgence and significance. Also featured is a film by alumna Asia Goodman.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+body-language-legacy-exhibit+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/body-language-legacy-exhibit/news.xmlWed, 12 Jan 2022 14:30:00 GMT-0800ringNew UVic research chairsNew UVic Canada Research Chairs focus on Indigenous law, renewable energy research, substance use policy and marine fisheries adaptation.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+canada-research-chairs+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/canada-research-chairs/news.xmlWed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsDay in the Life: Ruth ParrishFrom Haida Gwaii to the University of Victoria, Ruth Parrish’s work as an administrative assistant for the Indigenous Studies program is informed by her own journey to reconnect with her Haida roots.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2022+ditl-ruth-parrish+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2022/ditl-ruth-parrish/news.xmlFri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringCanoe creation re-awakens Pacheedaht ancestorsA new canoe is the centrepiece of a project led by the Pacheedaht First Nation (PFN) in partnership with UVic to promote health, well-being and pride in the community. It is the first seaworthy dugout canoe to be carved by the Pacheedaht in more than 15 years.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+pacheedaht-canoe+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/pacheedaht-canoe/news.xmlThu, 16 Dec 2021 15:00:00 GMT-0800ringTop 10 of 2021From addressing injustice to inspiring creative ingenuity, UVic was at the forefront in 2021 of providing expertise and offering solutions to another year of change and stories that gripped the world’s attention.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+top-ten-newsmakers+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/top-ten-newsmakers/news.xmlThu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsCelebrating Shelagh RogersThrough her seven years as UVic Chancellor, Shelagh Rogers’ passion for truth and reconciliation—alongside her advocacy for honest and empathic conversations about mental health—have helped the university build community bonds on campus and far beyond Ring Road. As she wraps up her term this month, we celebrate her extraordinary work.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+celebrating-chancellor-shelagh+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/celebrating-chancellor-shelagh/news.xmlThu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringMemory politics and modern democraciesIn learning how nations and citizens commemorate history, we can reflect on the political use—and manipulation—of collective memory, say UVic researchers Oliver and Beate Schmidtke.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+international-eu-memory-politics+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/international-eu-memory-politics/news.xmlTue, 07 Dec 2021 15:00:00 GMT-0800newsThe confusion of colonial ceremoniesAcclaimed writer and recent UVic grad Kim Senklip Harvey recalls her life to date in ceremonies—and lineups, many lineups.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+torch-colonial-ceremonies+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/torch-colonial-ceremonies/news.xmlMon, 06 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsRingside: Healing wordsUVic grad Kahentehtha Angela Elijah studies the complex connection between emotion and speech as part of her work in Indigenous language revitalization.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+torch-healing-words+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/torch-healing-words/news.xmlWed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsNew approach in cultural safety facilitationBC Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research, led by UVic researcher Charlotte Loppie, aims to support a mix of emerging scholars from across BC who are leading Indigenous health research projects.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+knowledge-rebuilding-a-pathway+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/knowledge-rebuilding-a-pathway/news.xmlFri, 26 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsPhD grad collaborates with Indigenous youthSocial dimensions of health PhD grad, Andrea Mellor, was drawn to an interdisciplinary program knowing there was a missing link between her work as a hydrogeologist and the health-related issues occurring in Indigenous communities.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+convo-fall-andrea-mellor+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/convo-fall-andrea-mellor/news.xmlFri, 29 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringWriting for changeIndigenous writing student Jenessa Joy Klukas graduates with confidence, a BFA and a new position as a reporter with IndigiNews.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+convo-fall-jenessa-joy-klukas+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/convo-fall-jenessa-joy-klukas/news.xmlWed, 27 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringArt exhibitions at UVicThe UVic Legacy Art Gallery Downtown operates as a lively and engaging centre for art that is easily accessible to the community. Legacy will feature several free and open to the public art exhibitions this fall.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+art-exhibitions-october-2021+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/art-exhibitions-october-2021/news.xmlTue, 12 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringOn top of the Maclean’s 2022 university rankingsMaclean’s magazine has released its annual university rankings, with UVic ranked as Canada’s top comprehensive university, a distinction it shares with SFU this year. UVic was also ranked as the top school for promoting Indigenous visibility—a position it’s held since this category was introduced in 2018.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+macleans-ranking+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/macleans-ranking/news.xmlFri, 08 Oct 2021 17:23:00 GMT-0700newsWelcome to the territory and installation ceremonyFollowing Coast Salish protocol, Dr. Kevin Hall formally requested permission to work on the territory prior to being installed as UVic’s eighth president and vice-chancellor at a ceremony hosted by Chancellor Shelagh Rogers and the Office of Indigenous Academic & Community Engagement.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+president-installation+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/president-installation/news.xmlTue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringIndigenous business development work awardedThis September, all eyes were on UVic business grad and instructor Cory Stephens as the newest recipient of the Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Relations, presented by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and CIBC.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+cory-stephens-business-award+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/cory-stephens-business-award/news.xmlMon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2021This year’s Orange Shirt Day programming at UVic will take place from September 27-29. The recent discovery of hundreds of unreported graves at former residential schools has made this year’s activities even more meaningful and significant.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+orange-shirt-day+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/orange-shirt-day/news.xmlFri, 10 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringNew UVic Impact ChairsUVic welcomes two inaugural UVic Impact Chairs—Amanda Bates (biology) and Heather Castleden (School of Public Administration)—to five-year research positions.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+impact-chairs+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/impact-chairs/news.xmlThu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringRoyal Society of Canada 2021Eight UVic researchers in the fields of science, social sciences, engineering, and humanities have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada, the country’s highest academic honour.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+royal-society+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/royal-society/news.xmlTue, 07 Sep 2021 08:30:00 GMT-0700ringWanosts’a7 2021 Trudeau FellowOne of the newest 2021 Pierre Elliot Trudeau Fellows, Wanosts’a7 Lorna Williams helped shape Indigenous educational collaborations and inclusive learning environments—on campus and off.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+trudeau-fellow-lorna-williams+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/trudeau-fellow-lorna-williams/news.xmlWed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsTraditional foodways need protectionCollaborative new research shows that for millennia, Indigenous people managed their relationship with shellfish and sea otters to safeguard their access to shellfish.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+traditional-foodways-need-protection+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/traditional-foodways-need-protection/news.xmlThu, 19 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsProvince funds innovative UVic researchThree sustainable research projects deliver societal benefits thanks to funding from BC Knowledge Development Fund.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+province-funds-innovative-uvic-research+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/province-funds-innovative-uvic-research/news.xmlFri, 13 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsAdvancing UVic health researchEight research projects at the University of Victoria received a total of $1.45 million in federal support, helping keep our researchers at the forefront of science and innovation.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+jelf-advancing-uvic-health-research+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/jelf-advancing-uvic-health-research/news.xmlWed, 11 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsCanada invests in ocean observation scienceFisheries and Oceans supports Canada’s ocean research technology and blue economy innovation with $8.7-milion funding in the University of Victoria’s Ocean Networks Canada.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+world-class-ocean-observing+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/world-class-ocean-observing/news.xmlWed, 11 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsPower through punctuationUVic Libraries’ open-access journal, KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies, publishes a special issue that reflects the plurality of Indigenous Knowledges, outside the traditional norms of scholarly publishing.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+power-through-punctuation+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/power-through-punctuation/news.xmlMon, 09 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsAlumnus starts Indigenous modelling agencyIn May 2021, Haida Owned & Operated Indigenous Advancement of Cultural Entrepreneurship (I ACE) alumni Patrick Shannon, also known as Nang Ḵ‘uulas, co-founded Canada's first Indigenous modelling agency.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+patrick-shannon-alumni+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/patrick-shannon-alumni/news.xmlFri, 06 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsGlobal network on border studiesA global research project led by UVic brings together nine organizations plus scholars from 16 universities in 15 countries to explore the changing nature of borders—real, remote and virtual.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+international-global-network-on-border-studies+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/international-global-network-on-border-studies/news.xmlThu, 29 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsBiodiversity loss on Indigenous territoriesNew research by Indigenous knowledge holders shows the cumulative effects of industry on declining populations of moose, black bears, and lynx in the Canadian oil sands.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+biodiversity-loss-on-indigenous-territories+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/biodiversity-loss-on-indigenous-territories/news.xmlThu, 29 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsMore than an educationJana Schulz (BCYC ’17), a leader in her Métis community, is using her skills to help address health inequities and gender-based violence.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+torch-more-than-an-education+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/torch-more-than-an-education/news.xmlFri, 16 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700news2020-21 Vanier scholarsUVic welcomes three Vanier scholars.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+vanier-scholars+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/vanier-scholars/news.xmlThu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700news2020-21 Banting fellowsUVic welcomes four Banting fellows.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+banting-fellows+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/banting-fellows/news.xmlThu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsHealthy visionWhile still a UVic student, Boma Brown (BA ’14) founded the Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour to promote equity in health care.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+torch-healthy-vision+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/torch-healthy-vision/news.xmlThu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsRy Moran returnsAdventurer, father, lifelong learner and proud Métis, Ry Moran (BA ’02) has joined UVic as the inaugural Associate University Librarian – Reconciliation.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+torch-ry-moran-returns+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/torch-ry-moran-returns/news.xmlWed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsOlympic qualifier UVic court muralWe the West basketball festival organizers invited local artists to reflect the spirit of Olympic qualifiers event through a court mural project, a meeting of sports and art. UVic alum Emily Thiessen’s mural design is a hawk taking flight while honouring the beauty of lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ territories.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+olympic-basketball-court-mural+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/olympic-basketball-court-mural/news.xmlWed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsBeadwork as a form of resistanceUVic researcher combines hands-on learning in traditional Cree-Metis beadwork with readings, films and writing.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+knowledge-beadwork-as-resistance+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/knowledge-beadwork-as-resistance/news.xmlFri, 25 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsMaintaining cultural connectionsA partnership with the Mastercard Foundation helped meet student needs during the transition to online educationhttps://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+donor-impact-mastercard-foundation-partnership+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/donor-impact-mastercard-foundation-partnership/news.xmlWed, 23 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsRestoring the natural flowA former professor’s legacy strengthens her former student’s resolve to revitalize the Kwak̕̕wala language within her family and community.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+donor-impact-keisha-everson+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/donor-impact-keisha-everson/news.xmlMon, 21 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsLinguist honoured for work with Salish communitiesUVic linguist Ewa Czaykowska-Higgins has spent her career in collaborative, community-based work in Indigenous language revitalization with Salish communities, effecting lasting change in the field of linguistics in the process. She has been honoured with the 2021 Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award from the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC (CUFA-BC).https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+czaykowska-higgins-cufa-award+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/czaykowska-higgins-cufa-award/news.xmlTue, 15 Jun 2021 00:02:00 GMT-0700ringRe-awakening the Tsuut'ina languageA cohort of Tsuut’ina language teachers are receiving their Certificates in Indigenous Language Revitalization through a unique partnership with the First Nation's Tsuut’ina Gunaha Institute.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+asleep-no-more+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/asleep-no-more/news.xmlTue, 15 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsGlobal business program leads grad homeKashtin Apsassin, who graduates with a Master of Global Business degree this spring, is one of many new grads around the world who finished their degrees during a pandemic. In his case that also meant starting a co-op, beginning a job hunt and starting a new career, all without leaving his home.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+convo-kashtin-apsassin+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/convo-kashtin-apsassin/news.xmlWed, 09 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsCo-op position leads to theatre jobWhen theatre student Logan Swain signed up for a co-op position with Theatre SKAM, he had no idea he'd soon be producing plays during a pandemic--or that it would lead to a permanent job.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+convo-logan-swain+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/convo-logan-swain/news.xmlWed, 09 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringIndigenous resurgence in UVic tri-facultyLydia Toorenburgh joins the Faculties of Science, Social Sciences and Humanities as the Indigenous Resurgence Coordinator. The new position is another step towards the Indigenization of UVic.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+indigenous-lydia-toorenburgh+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/indigenous-lydia-toorenburgh/news.xmlTue, 08 Jun 2021 15:30:00 GMT-0700ringSolopreneur named BC’s bestJaimie Davis, creator of Indigenous wearable art, was recognized as the inaugural Best Solopreneur at the 2021 Small Business BC Awards. Davis, an entrepreneur from the Gitxsan and Nisga’a Nations, built her business, Jada Creations, on her original jewelry designs.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+iace-davis1+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/iace-davis1/news.xmlMon, 07 Jun 2021 15:00:00 GMT-0700newsMapping kelp forestsUsing historical charts, Indigenous ecological knowledge and satellite imagery, UVic geographer Maycira Costa is building a cohesive story to map the past, present and future of kelp resilience.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+mapping-kelp-forests+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/mapping-kelp-forests/news.xmlWed, 02 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsCSI for wildlifeThe emerging science of environmental DNA (eDNA) is transforming our ability to identify and quantify creatures passing through local habitats, says University of Victoria biochemist, Caren Helbing.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+knowledge-game-changing-tool+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/knowledge-game-changing-tool/news.xmlFri, 28 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsLearning quest leads to artistry and resiliencyShawna Bowler, a proud Métis woman from Winnipeg, graduates this spring with a master's degree in social work.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+convo-bowler-shawna+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/convo-bowler-shawna/news.xmlWed, 26 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringUVic concludes panel series on Indigenous lawsAs the envisioning process for the new National Centre for Indigenous Laws continues, the first phase of outreach and engagement wraps up its series of open forums.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+indigenous-laws-panel-series+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/indigenous-laws-panel-series/news.xmlFri, 21 May 2021 12:00:00 GMT-0700newsVal Napoleon wins 2021 Indspire AwardVal Napoleon, one of Canada’s most influential Indigenous legal scholars and co-founder of the world's first Indigenous law degree program, received the 2021 Indspire Award for Law and Justice.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+val-napoleon-indspire-award+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/val-napoleon-indspire-award/news.xmlThu, 20 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringCurated collection of beaded creationsA new exhibition at Legacy Downtown explores the essential role of Indigenous artists' creative practices in the reclamation and renewal of culture, identity, stories and teachings.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+legacy-exhibit-beaded-ground+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/legacy-exhibit-beaded-ground/news.xmlFri, 07 May 2021 12:45:00 GMT-0700ringGreat tasks ahead for campus, AVP IndigenousThe spring announcement that Qwul’sih’yah’maht Robina Thomas would serve as the university's inaugural AVP Indigenous follows two decades of change at UVic—and hints, as well, at work still to be done.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+avp-indigenous+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/avp-indigenous/news.xmlMon, 26 Apr 2021 08:30:00 GMT-0700ringCOVID-19 health researchUVic researchers build more resilient communities in the wake of COVID-19.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+health-research-gets-a-boost+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/health-research-gets-a-boost/news.xmlFri, 23 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringDriving The ConversationUVic researchers and grad students can now share their expertise through a new partnership with The Conversation—publishing explanatory journalism from the academic and research community.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+conversation-canada+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/conversation-canada/news.xmlMon, 08 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringInternational Women’s Day: #ChooseToChallengeOn March 8 UVic joins the world to celebrate International Women's Day, a global day recognizing the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+international-women-day+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/international-women-day/news.xmlMon, 08 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsNew book challenges a racist BCA new book released Feb. 25 delves into the history of racist policies impacting Indigenous, Black and racialized communities in BC and ties it to present-day anti-racist movements.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+anti-racism-book+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/anti-racism-book/news.xmlThu, 25 Feb 2021 08:30:00 GMT-0800newsHumanities Literacy WeekHumanities Literacy Week kicks off Feb. 8, with events that showcase the strength and creativity of humanities research at UVic, and shine a spotlight on issues of race, power and state violence.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+humanities-literacy-week+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/humanities-literacy-week/news.xmlTue, 02 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringJohn Borrows appointed as OCJohn Borrows has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada for his scholarly work on Indigenous rights and legal traditions, which have had a significant impact across Canada and abroad.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2021+john-borrows-oc-appointment+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2021/john-borrows-oc-appointment/news.xmlMon, 04 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsTop newsmakers of 20202020 was like no other—and the UVic community kept doing what we do best. Here are just a few of the many stories that helped shape a year of news.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+top-11-stories-2020+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/top-11-stories-2020/news.xmlThu, 17 Dec 2020 17:00:00 GMT-0800ringFive new Canada Research ChairsFive University of Victoria researchers are recognized today for their research excellence and community impact as Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+five-new-crcs+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/five-new-crcs/news.xmlWed, 16 Dec 2020 11:00:00 GMT-0800newsHelp with kelpFieldwork to monitor the health of BC’s vital kelp forests carried on this summer despite the global pandemic, thanks to a partnership between scientists and First Nations communities.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+torch-help-with-kelp+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/torch-help-with-kelp/news.xmlFri, 27 Nov 2020 03:00:00 GMT-0800newsVox alumni: Work in progressA reflection by UVic education grad Jonathan Carr, on the necessity of constantly learning in his role as teacher, and the value of listening more than speaking.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+torch-work-in-progress+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/torch-work-in-progress/news.xmlFri, 27 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsSurveying First Nations' economic developmentThe BC First Nation Community Economic Development Survey, developed in part by UVic’s National Consortium for Indigenous Economic Development, has been recently released by the BC Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness. The analysis reveals the interconnectedness of Indigenous economic, cultural and social values. Empowered by traditions, guided by laws and values, Nations are returning to well-being and economic diversity.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+ncied-economic-development+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/ncied-economic-development/news.xmlMon, 23 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringArt exhibition interrupted by COVID-19UVic’s art galleries closed due to COVID, including on an exhibition of dazzling textile art. Legacy is open again, providing safe and welcoming opportunities to engage one’s artistic curiosity.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+legacy-covid-exhibitions+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/legacy-covid-exhibitions/news.xmlThu, 05 Nov 2020 12:00:00 GMT-0800ringAnswering the matriarchal call to leadAshley Charleson, a member of the shíshálh Nation near Sechelt, BC, prefers to learn online and says UVic’s Indigenous Community Development and Governance program was her ideal starting point.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+convo-hsd-ashley-charleson+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/convo-hsd-ashley-charleson/news.xmlMon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringCultivating BIPOC community on campusAmy Tang, who graduated with her PhD in English this month, is now well-recognized as a researcher, visual artist and community organizer.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+convo-bipoc-community+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/convo-bipoc-community/news.xmlMon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringQ & A on Indigenous political ecologySarah Hunt/Tłaliłila’ogwa—Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Political Ecology—discusses her research, her return home, and what it’s like to be a role model for Indigenous students.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+indigenous-political-ecology-hunt+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/indigenous-political-ecology-hunt/news.xmlTue, 13 Oct 2020 10:10:00 GMT-0700ringStrength in consistencyFor the fourth consecutive year, UVic holds second place among Canada’s comprehensive schools in the Maclean’s University Rankings for 2021.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+macleans-rankings+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/macleans-rankings/news.xmlFri, 09 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsAncient diet of the wool dogIn a newly published paper in Scientific Reports, Hillis and co-authors St. Claire, Eric Guiry University of Leicester and UVic professors Iain McKechnie and Chris Darimont provide the first specific estimate of ancient dog diets on the BC coast using zooarchaeological data.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+wool-dogs-tseshaht-first-nations+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/wool-dogs-tseshaht-first-nations/news.xmlThu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringNew book by IGOV directorDevi Dee Mucina, director of UVic’s Indigenous Governance program, is launching a powerful new book which draws upon anti-racist, African feminist and Ubuntu theories.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+devi-dee-mucina-new-book+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/devi-dee-mucina-new-book/news.xmlWed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsIndigenous languages finding a way forwardStudy led by Indigenous education scholar, Onowa McIvor, finds the pandemic isn’t silencing language revitalization work in Canada—it’s gaining strength and going online.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+indigenous-languages-way-forward+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/indigenous-languages-way-forward/news.xmlMon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringOrange Shirt Day 2020 at UVicOrange Shirt Day at UVic goes virtual this year, featuring a conversation between UVic Chancellor Shelagh Rogers and Phyllis Webstad, whose story sparked the drive to recognize Orange Shirt Day.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+orange-shirt-day-2020+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/orange-shirt-day-2020/news.xmlTue, 15 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringRoyal Society of Canada class of 2020The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announces four UVic researchers as new fellows and member, and also recognizes a professor emeritus for contributions in the literature of social sciences.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+royal-society-ring+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/royal-society-ring/news.xmlTue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringIndigenous law centre becomes a realityThe National Centre for Indigenous Laws was made a reality at UVic with $13 million from the BC government, $9.1 million from the federal government and $5 million from the Law Foundation of BC.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+indigenous-law-funding-ring+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/indigenous-law-funding-ring/news.xmlThu, 03 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringConnecting to the sḵwálwen through the landA donor award supports doctoral student Leigh Joseph—ethnobotanist and small business owner—as she examines the potential for traditional foods and medicines to prevent and manage Type 2 diabetes.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+leigh-joseph+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/leigh-joseph/news.xmlMon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringQ&A with John BorrowsJohn Borrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at UVic, is a 2020 recipient of the Governor General's Innovation Award, announced today. Borrows talks about how Indigenous laws and protocols are helping to protect First Nations during the COVID-19 pandemic and how Indigenous laws and the new Canada-US-Mexico Agreement will provide a healthier and an economically stronger future for First Nations.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+firstnations-prosperity-johnborrows+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/firstnations-prosperity-johnborrows/news.xmlFri, 17 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsStudy what you stand forWhen UVic student Simone Blais was invited to attend a 2016 summit in Toronto for Indigenous and racialized students at the start of the Black Lives Matter movement, she jumped at the opportunity. It was a profound experience, one that compelled her to question the usefulness of post-secondary education. But Blaise has since used her experiences outside of the classroom to build on her studies.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+convo-hums-simone-blais+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/convo-hums-simone-blais/news.xmlMon, 13 Jul 2020 03:15:00 GMT-0700ringRecognizing a rising leader with big dreamsAfter a serious motorcycle accident that left him temporarily paralysed, Keenan Andrew left his career as a stone mason behind and returned to his long-held passion to work with children and youth. He began his post-secondary education at 29 years old.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+andrew-recognizing-rising-leader+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/andrew-recognizing-rising-leader/news.xmlThu, 09 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsRaincoast Research ChairDonor funding expands a lab’s research, and teaching and outreach programs in community-driven applied conservation science.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+raincoast-research-chair+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/raincoast-research-chair/news.xmlThu, 09 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsDecolonizing the libraryIndigenous leader Ry Moran becomes Canada’s first-ever Associate University Librarian—Reconciliation at UVic Libraries. In this new role, Moran will be looking to partner with Indigenous communities and work to directly address the need to help preserve and sustain Indigenous knowledge, as well as introduce Indigenous approaches to knowledge into the daily work of the Libraries.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+indigenous-libraries-rymoran+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/indigenous-libraries-rymoran/news.xmlMon, 29 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringTrudeau scholar addresses gender violenceCan Indigenous diplomatic legal principles help lead communities away from gender violence? Jasmine Dionne, a UVic PhD student in political science, is working with the Cree and Metis community of Saka Wiyiniwak (Cree for “Boreal Forest Peoples”) in Northeastern Alberta to reimplement Indigenous legal principles, as part of a three-year scholarship, announced this month by the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation. She is one of only 16 Canadian doctoral students receiving a $180,000 award.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+trudeau-scholar-jasmine-dionne+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/trudeau-scholar-jasmine-dionne/news.xmlWed, 06 May 2020 17:45:00 GMT-0700ringSSHRC Storytellers finalistsTwo UVic researchers named top 25 "Storytellers" in the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council's annual competition. They show Canadians the impact of their research in just three minutes.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+sshrc-storytellers+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/sshrc-storytellers/news.xmlWed, 06 May 2020 12:00:00 GMT-0700ringScholars celebrated for commitment to justiceOne researcher looks forward, the other back. But a commitment to justice unites two scholars being honoured for their respective efforts to strengthen Indigenous and Japanese Canadian communities in BC. Conservationist Chris Darimont and historian Jordan Stanger-Ross are the 2020 recipients of the Provost’s Award in Engaged Scholarship.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+provosts-engaged-scholars+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/provosts-engaged-scholars/news.xmlWed, 26 Feb 2020 15:00:00 GMT-0800ringEnvironmental assessment and Indigenous knowledgeAn interview about recent UVic research that argues for a fundamental shift in how government treats Indigenous rights and knowledge. https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2020+indigenous-led-assessments-eckertclaxton+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2020/indigenous-led-assessments-eckertclaxton/news.xmlTue, 18 Feb 2020 16:30:00 GMT-0800ringCBIE Award to Indigenous WIL programUVic’s unique exchange that connects Indigenous students studying here with co-op work terms with Indigenous centres at Australian universities has received a national award that celebrates its innovative program design.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+international-cbie-award-co-op+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/international-cbie-award-co-op/news.xmlThu, 28 Nov 2019 04:30:00 GMT-0800newsUpdate from FNEF about legacy poleOn Nov. 5, the First Nations Education Foundation announced the Language Revitalization Pole will be installed in Port Alberni. The university was honoured to be asked by the foundation in January 2019 to be the original intended location and also now supports the FNEF's decision to pursue a new location.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+language-pole-new-location+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/language-pole-new-location/news.xmlFri, 08 Nov 2019 13:00:00 GMT-0800newsStrategic Framework helps hands-on learningBryn Armstrong’s co-op office is different than most—she’s spending the fall keeping an eye on grizzly bears and other large carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+ring-strategic-framework-funding+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/ring-strategic-framework-funding/news.xmlThu, 07 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringHistoric agreement met in traditional ceremonyA groundbreaking agreement governing the protection and use of Carey Newman’s monumental art installation, the Witness Blanket was finalized on Oct. 16.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+ring-witness-blanket+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/ring-witness-blanket/news.xmlThu, 07 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT-0800newsInternational dignitaries visit UVicOn Sept. 30, UVic hosted 51 dignitaries from 47 countries showcasing our world-leading research and to emphasize UVic’s focus on internationalization, clean energy and oceans. The university’s ongoing commitment to Indigenizing the academy was also highlighted.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+international-heads-of-mission-tour+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/international-heads-of-mission-tour/news.xmlWed, 06 Nov 2019 18:00:00 GMT-0800ringIndigenous fashion exhibitA new exhibit at Legacy Downtown showcases high fashion designs by contemporary Gitxsan couturier Sug-ii-t Lukxs (Yolonda Skelton) and is curated by Carolyn Butler-Palmer, UVic’s Legacy Chair in Modern and Contemporary Arts of the Pacific Northwest.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+indigenous-fashion-exhibit+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/indigenous-fashion-exhibit/news.xmlWed, 06 Nov 2019 18:00:00 GMT-0800ringA passion for learning, curating and decolonizingWhile a passion for Indigenous arts has been driving Melissa Granley’s studies in the art history and visual studies department, it was their connection with the natural world that initially attracted her to UVic.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+convo-granley-curation-decolonization+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/convo-granley-curation-decolonization/news.xmlFri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringFood, land and culture define Gwich'in partnershipEnvironmental studies master’s graduate, Tracey Proverbs, credits her supervisor Trevor Lantz and the environmental studies program for the opportunities she experienced during her graduate degree.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+proverbs-nwt-food-land+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/proverbs-nwt-food-land/news.xmlThu, 10 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringCeremony welcomes Indigenous faculty membersAt a ceremony in the First Peoples House Ceremonial Hall, several Indigenous faculty asked permission to work in the traditional territory of the Esquimalt and Songhees peoples.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+ring-indigenous-faculty-29aug2019+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/ring-indigenous-faculty-29aug2019/news.xmlThu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringHul’q’umi’num’ language and Google EarthAn initiative led by anthropologist Brian Thom and Indigenous languages teacher yutustanaat Mandy Jones (Snuneymuxw First Nation) is a highlight of a new Google project featuring 55 Indigenous languages in 27 countries and was launched on the UN’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+google-indigenous-languages+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/google-indigenous-languages/news.xmlFri, 09 Aug 2019 05:30:00 GMT-0700ringEmpowering Indigenous artistsThe ACE for Artists program tailors the award-winning ACE entrepreneurship training program to Indigenous artists, helping them connect their passion to a business plan by developing the tools they need to become financially successful.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+empowering-indigenous-artists+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/empowering-indigenous-artists/news.xmlMon, 08 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsBorrows, winner of Canada Council Molson PrizeJohn Borrows, one of Canada’s foremost law scholars and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at UVic, is the winner of the 2019 Canada Council Molson Prize in social sciences and humanities.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+borrows-molson-prize+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/borrows-molson-prize/news.xmlThu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT-0700newsBCCIE award to Indigenous co-op exchangeUVic’s unique Indigenous International Work-Integrated Learning Exchange Program—the first of its kind in the world—has been awarded the 2019 British Columbia Council for International Education’s (BCCIE) Award for Outstanding Program in International Education for its high-quality and highly creative programming in international education.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+international-bccie-award-co-op+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/international-bccie-award-co-op/news.xmlWed, 26 Jun 2019 14:00:00 GMT-0700newsKirkness Foundation funds youth STEM campLysozymes. Particle physics. Virtual reality. Drone technology. Black holes. These are a few of the science and technology topics that 10 Indigenous high school students delved into during a week-long STEM residency at the University of Victoria from May 27-31. The grade 11 students—nine from BC and one from Saskatchewan—were mentored by UVic professors and grad students over five eventful days on campus.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+verna-kirkness-stem-program+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/verna-kirkness-stem-program/news.xmlTue, 25 Jun 2019 04:00:00 GMT-0700news2019 Indspire award for Métis filmmakerBarbara Todd Hager, UVic’s new Indigenous communications officer in the Office of Indigenous Academic and Community Engagement, is the latest recipient of the prestigious annual Indspire Arts Award.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+indspire-barbara-hager-filmmaker+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/indspire-barbara-hager-filmmaker/news.xmlFri, 21 Jun 2019 12:00:00 GMT-0700ringClassroom under waterUVic’s scientific diving program has given three decades of students the tools, training and hands-on learning they need to safely and successfully conduct research under water.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+scientific-diving-underwater-classroom+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/scientific-diving-underwater-classroom/news.xmlFri, 21 Jun 2019 11:30:00 GMT-0700ringConnecting Indigenous peoplesDuring a two-week stay in Canada, UVic geography faculty and three Maasai from Tanzania exchanged cultural knowledge and practices with First Nations from the T’souke and Tla-o-qui-aht on Vancouver Island to the Selkirk and Carcross-Tagish peoples of the Yukon.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+maasai-exchange+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/maasai-exchange/news.xmlTue, 04 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringBuilding on respect and reconciliation commitmentsSecuring funding for a new national centre for Indigenous law and reconciliation, and launching the world’s first Indigenous law degree program, are just two of the significant steps UVic has taken this year to advance its commitment to foster…https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+respect-reconciliation-momentum-builds+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/respect-reconciliation-momentum-builds/ring.xmlThu, 11 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT-0700ringCultural re-centring modelHow does one “speak back” to violence experienced by Indigenous girls, young women, two-spirit youth, even whole communities impacted from centuries of oppression? This question frames the work of Sisters Rising, an Indigenous-led, community-based research project that honours Indigenous youth who have experienced sexualized, gender-based violence by offering traditional land- and arts-based teachings.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+knowledge-sisters-rising-sam+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/knowledge-sisters-rising-sam/news.xmlFri, 29 Mar 2019 07:00:00 GMT-0700newsELC and education department in MexicoCultural exchange is a core component of the program at UVic’s English Language Centre. A simple request for "something more"—suggested by the Department of Education in the state of Veracruz, Mexico—created what has become an invaluable opportunity for Indigenous-international collaboration and dynamic learning at UVic.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+international-mexico-elc+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/international-mexico-elc/news.xmlMon, 25 Mar 2019 13:00:00 GMT-0700newsRepatriating residential school art across CanadaIn an ongoing effort toward reconciliation, Andrea Walsh has been on a decade-long journey to repatriate residential school art work. “The repatriation work began with the Alberni IRS,” says Walsh, “and our collaborative work to build research partnerships has extended across the country to smaller northern institutions in Manitoba and Ontario.”https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+repatriation-of-residential-school-art-walsh+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2019/repatriation-of-residential-school-art-walsh/news.xmlTue, 15 Jan 2019 14:00:00 GMT-0800ringChanging the narrative for Indigenous youthUVic social work student Santanna Hernandez's path to university was full of twists and turns—much like the Columbia River cutting through her hometown of Trail, BC. Now a mother of four, Hernandez will graduate from UVic in 2019 and is currently applying to medical schools.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+distance-student-hernandez+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/distance-student-hernandez/news.xmlWed, 12 Dec 2018 07:00:00 GMT-0800ringBuilding Reconciliation ForumIn November, UVic hosted the fourth National Building Reconciliation Forum in partnership with Universities Canada. The annual gathering serves as a way to explore how universities, governments and Indigenous communities can work together to answer the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action. https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+building-reconciliation-forum+news1http://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/building-reconciliation-forum/news1.xmlTue, 04 Dec 2018 16:00:00 GMT-0800newsArtistic spaceIndigenous Governance graduate Jarrett Martineau is a leading influencer within the Canadian media scene, having produced several high-profile projects in the last 15 years. His is a story of remarkable success for someone who has barely brushed his forties.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+torch-artistic-space-martineau+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/torch-artistic-space-martineau/news.xmlThu, 22 Nov 2018 01:00:00 GMT-0800news"Say you are Spanish"Alumna Fern Perkins says her UVic education in the 1960s and 1970s saved her from a life of poverty and despair. Years later, she unlocked the secrets of her true Indigenous identity.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+torch-indigenous-identity-perkins+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/torch-indigenous-identity-perkins/news.xmlWed, 14 Nov 2018 11:00:00 GMT-0800newsBuilding Reconciliation ForumUVic is this year's host for the fourth annual Building Reconciliation Forum (Nov. 15-16), in partnership with Universities Canada. This year’s theme is Ts’its’u’ watul tseep, meaning to help one another. Free public events include an Indigenous artisans market on Nov. 16 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in First Peoples House.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+building-reconciliation-forum+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/building-reconciliation-forum/news.xmlWed, 07 Nov 2018 17:00:00 GMT-0800ringSpirit Bear's Guide to ReconciliationCindy Blackstock will present "Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciliation" at UVic's First Peoples House on Nov. 14. On Nov. 13, as part of Fall Convocation, UVic will acknowledge Blackstock for her many achievements, presenting her and Spirit Bear with honorary degrees.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+blackstock-sprit-bear-reconciliation+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/blackstock-sprit-bear-reconciliation/news.xmlWed, 07 Nov 2018 16:00:00 GMT-0800ringExploring ways of knowingAs a Métis woman, Brigitte Benning grew up in a tight-knit family with a strong maternal role model who taught her how to advocate for the rights and recognition of Indigenous people. Sociology caught her attention with its diversity of issues on gender, mental health, the environment, Indigenous methodologies, feminist studies and religion.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+convocation-fall-sosc-benning+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/convocation-fall-sosc-benning/news.xmlFri, 02 Nov 2018 10:00:00 GMT-0700ringFinding self, reclaiming spaceCorrina Sparrow wanted more out of her post-secondary education experience. While she was excited for the learning, she yearned for something she believed post-secondary education could help her develop: a historic understanding and a stronger sense of Indigenous identity. She found what she was looking for largely through UVic's School of Social Work.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+convocation-fall-hsd-sparrow+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/convocation-fall-hsd-sparrow/news.xmlThu, 01 Nov 2018 10:00:00 GMT-0700ringIndigenous language revitalizationA new guide by UVic researcher Onowa McIvor invites everyone to embark on an Indigenous language learning journey. "The most powerful act of reconciliation that anybody could do in terms of Indigenous languages is to learn the Indigenous language of the land they are on," says McIvor.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+knowledge-indigenous-language-mcivor+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/knowledge-indigenous-language-mcivor/news.xmlThu, 25 Oct 2018 16:00:00 GMT-0700newsIndigenous law program launchedIn an emotional ceremony on Sept. 25 to launch the world’s first Indigenous law program, Elders, national and provincial leaders, scholars and others from the UVic community gathered in First Peoples House to welcome the first cohort of 26 students who have come from across Canada to attend the program.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+jid-program-launch+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/jid-program-launch/news.xmlMon, 22 Oct 2018 16:00:00 GMT-0700ringGuide to Indigenous languages in CanadaOn the 11th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Sept. 13, 2007), the Canadian Commission on UNESCO published this three-page quick-facts and tips guide to Indigenous languages in Canada.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+indigenous-language-unesco-mcivor+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/indigenous-language-unesco-mcivor/news.xmlFri, 14 Sep 2018 10:00:00 GMT-0700newsPeru field school teaches ecology, economy and spiritualityWalking along the foothills of the northern Peruvian Amazon, 14 UVic environmental studies students—along with instructors Ana Maria Peredo and Kate Turner and mentors Murdith McLean and Frederique Apffel-Marglin—embarked on a unique learning experience this spring that wove together ecology, economy and spirituality in an Indigenous setting.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+peru-field-school-ecology-economy-spirituality+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/peru-field-school-ecology-economy-spirituality/ring.xmlWed, 05 Sep 2018 23:00:00 GMT-0700ringMarie Cooper: a life of teaching and learningWhen Marie Cooper (SWETALIYE) received her Honorary Doctor of Education degree from UVic in 2010, it was a moment she had been steering toward her entire life. A teacher, counsellor, Elder, advocate and innovator, Dr. Cooper’s efforts to promote and defend Indigenous education, language and culture led to the inclusive transformation of educational policies and practices for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+marie-cooper-life-elders-engagement+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/marie-cooper-life-elders-engagement/ring.xmlWed, 05 Sep 2018 17:00:00 GMT-0700ringA coastal field school on Tl'chesMore than 60 years ago, the last Coast Salish residents of Tl'ches—the Chatham and Discovery islands off the eastern coast of Oak Bay—left to live on the Songhees Reserve in Esquimalt. But this summer, Lekwungen Coast Salish Elder Sellemah/Joan Morris, who grew up on Tl'ches, helped UVic and Songhees students in a UVic field school see the islands through their eyes—superimposing past and present.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+tlches-field-school-mathews+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/tlches-field-school-mathews/news.xmlThu, 09 Aug 2018 05:00:00 GMT-0700ringPlace-based learning at Ye'yumnutsAs part of the Ye'yumnuts project initiated by Cowichan Tribes in 2017, UVic anthropologist Brian Thom and his graduate students were invited to partner with Elders, school district staff and others to commemorate an ancient ancestral site in the Cowichan Valley and to develop interpretive materials and school curriculum resources.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+anthropology-yeyumnuts-thom+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/anthropology-yeyumnuts-thom/news.xmlMon, 30 Jul 2018 11:59:00 GMT-0700ringIndigenous rights and water agreementsInternational experts gathered at UVic this year to offer solutions for a modernized Columbia River Treaty that reconciles Indigenous rights. The one-day symposium brought together approximately 200 participants from both sides of the border.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+international-water-agreement+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/international-water-agreement/news.xmlMon, 23 Jul 2018 14:00:00 GMT-0700newsIndigenous language revitalization builds co-op student's careerUVic Indigenous studies student Kevin Perkins is wrapping up three co-op work terms with a First Nations-run Crown Corporation that supports the revitalization of Indigenous languages, culture and heritage in BC. He’s also part of the cohort of students who pushed UVic’s co-op and career program past 85,000 co-op term placements since 1976.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+coop-milestone-indigenous-kevin-perkins+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/coop-milestone-indigenous-kevin-perkins/ring.xmlMon, 16 Jul 2018 12:15:00 GMT-0700ringSacred teachings, creative practiceThe Audain Professorship of Contemporary Art Practice of the Pacific Northwest brings Indigenous artists into UVic's classrooms. Audain professors, each practicing contemporary artists, split their time between the studio and teaching a course, which is open to all students across campus.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+donor-impact-sacred-teachings+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/donor-impact-sacred-teachings/news.xmlThu, 12 Jul 2018 11:00:00 GMT-0700newsCultural connectionChantal Adams recalls her first encounter with Sandrina de Finney, an associate professor at UVic's School of Child and Youth Care. Adams was a first-year student when De Finney and a master's student visited one of Adams' classes. They spoke about their work with Indigenous children and families, sang and drummed and discussed the concept of intersectionality.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+torch-cultural-connection-de-finney+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/torch-cultural-connection-de-finney/news.xmlFri, 22 Jun 2018 05:00:00 GMT-0700newsChisasibi group helps Cree language flourishMargaret Fireman understands that language upholds her culture. Without language, oral traditions and wisdom passed down from her Cree ancestors would be lost. Language, she says, is closely tied to the land. And so when Fireman, a residential school survivor and then-manager of Chisasibi Heritage and Cultural Centre in northeastern Quebec, was searching for a program to bolster the preservation of her community's language of James Bay Cree, she chose carefully.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+convocation-spring-hums-fireman+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/convocation-spring-hums-fireman/news.xmlMon, 04 Jun 2018 09:55:00 GMT-0700ringPoli Sci grad hopes to shape Indigenous lawThe journey towards post-secondary education began for Carolyn Belleau when she had to re-invent herself after losing her fashion design business in last decade's recession. To move forward in a new direction Belleau had to carefully assess her skills and aptitude. She graduates this month with a bachelor in political science.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+convocation-spring-sosc-belleau+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/convocation-spring-sosc-belleau/news.xmlMon, 04 Jun 2018 05:00:00 GMT-0700ringNew Raincoast research chairOn May 30, UVic geographer Chris Darimont was named the Raincoast Chair in Applied Conservation Science at the university. The five-year chair role supports Darimont and his Applied Conservation Science Lab to grow their research, teaching and outreach programs in community-driven applied conservation science.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+raincoast-chair-darimont+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/raincoast-chair-darimont/ring.xmlWed, 30 May 2018 05:50:00 GMT-0700ringProgram for Indigenous entrepreneurs expandsAspiring Indigenous entrepreneurs in Canada will benefit from a $1-million gift from BMO Financial Group to expand the Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs (ACE) program.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+ace-bmo-expansion+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/ace-bmo-expansion/news.xmlWed, 11 Apr 2018 14:00:00 GMT-0700ringLorna Williams receives Indspire AwardWanosts’a7 Lorna Williams, Lil’watul from Mount Currie BC, is being honoured with a 2018 Indspire Award for her contributions to Indigenous education. At UVic, the Professor Emerita Williams co-designed and developed three degree programs in collaboration with Indigenous communities: the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Indigenous language revitalization, and the Counselling in Indigenous Communities master’s degree program.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+lorna-williams-indspire-award+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/lorna-williams-indspire-award/ring.xmlFri, 23 Mar 2018 12:15:00 GMT-0700ringSalal berry benefitsUVic plant biologist Peter Constabel has found that that salal—a wild berry common to coastal areas of western North America—is an antioxidant superstar, packed with higher levels of health-promoting plant chemicals than most other berries out there.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+salal-berries-constabel+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/salal-berries-constabel/news.xmlThu, 01 Mar 2018 05:00:00 GMT-0800ringWorld's first Indigenous law degreeA new law program at UVic is the world's first to combine the intensive study of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous law, enabling people to work fluently across the two realms. Students will graduate with two professional degrees, one in Canadian common law (Juris Doctor or JD) and one in Indigenous legal orders (Juris Indigenarum Doctor or JID).https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+jid-indigenous-law+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/jid-indigenous-law/news.xmlWed, 28 Feb 2018 14:00:00 GMT-0800ringCoastal connectionsSince 2014, UVic's Ocean Networks Canada has been installing smaller community observatories on Vancouver Island, along the BC coast and in the Arctic, partnering with First Nations and coastal communities to measure ship traffic, weather, underwater acoustics and more.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+knowledge-coastal-connections-onc+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/knowledge-coastal-connections-onc/news.xmlSun, 25 Feb 2018 18:00:00 GMT-0800newsBC budget supports UVic initiativesOn Feb. 20 the provincial government tabled Budget 2018 which includes support of a UVic law program that will be the first of its kind in the world, funding for tuition waivers for former youth in care and a change in the policies for financing of student housing, which will help with the construction of a new UVic residence.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+bc-budget+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/bc-budget/news.xmlThu, 22 Feb 2018 16:00:00 GMT-0800ringManaged alcohol programs: out from under the radarThe practice of providing alcohol to people with severe alcohol dependence is a complex and sometimes controversial approach to harm-reduction. For the first time, a peer-reviewed journal has compiled the largest collection of peer-reviewed articles on these managed alcohol programs, led by UVic's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+cisur-managed-alcohol-programs+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/cisur-managed-alcohol-programs/ring.xmlMon, 19 Feb 2018 09:45:00 GMT-0800ringEthnobotany class revives plant on campusFollowing in the footsteps of world-renowned ethnobotanist Nancy Turner, ethnobotany PhD candidate Fiona Hamersley Chambers has led environmental studies students across the campus since 1999, using it as a living classroom as they study the relationship between people and plants.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+ethnobotany-springbank-clover+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/ethnobotany-springbank-clover/news.xmlThu, 01 Feb 2018 15:00:00 GMT-0800ringArctic sea ice researchExpanded community engagement into more Arctic communities is helping UVic's Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) carry out the ocean science that matters most to the people who live in Canada’s North.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+sea-ice-polar-funding-maiahoeberechts+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/sea-ice-polar-funding-maiahoeberechts/news.xmlWed, 03 Jan 2018 15:45:00 GMT-0800ringUVic to host national reconciliation forumUVic has been selected to host the 2018 National Building Reconciliation Forum this fall. The announcement was made in November by Universities Canada at the 2017 forum in Winnipeg.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+national-reconciliation-forum+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/national-reconciliation-forum/news.xmlWed, 03 Jan 2018 14:00:00 GMT-0800ringSacred placesUVic anthropologist Brian Thom has long worked with Coast Salish First Nations and Parks Canada on cooperative management in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. Recently, Thom saw an opportunity to more fully integrate Indigenous knowledge and cultural practices into co-management efforts.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+knowledge-sacred-places+newshttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2018/knowledge-sacred-places/news.xmlMon, 01 Jan 2018 11:00:00 GMT-0800newsIndigenous knowledge fills gaps in studiesThe Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance partnered with UVic conservation scientist Natalie Ban and colleagues on two recent publications on the status of two marine species. By interviewing Indigenous fishers, Ban and collaborators were able to fill in data gaps, with implications for research applicable to BC and elsewhere in the world.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+marine-data-indigenous-knowledge-natalieban+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/marine-data-indigenous-knowledge-natalieban/ring.xmlThu, 14 Dec 2017 16:00:00 GMT-0800ringOne mind, one people and 42 Indigenous languagesA new language revitalization project led by the University of Victoria will bring new life and strength to at least 42 Indigenous languages in Canada. NEȾOLṈEW̱ will work with nine Indigenous-led partner organizations across the country, forming a learning and research network to strengthen efforts to revive Indigenous languages.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+sshrc-partnership-grant-mcivor+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/sshrc-partnership-grant-mcivor/ring.xmlWed, 15 Nov 2017 09:00:00 GMT-0800ringStudies point grad toward Indigenous health careerCheyenne Smith is determined to do her part to improve the health of Canada’s Indigenous populations, especially HIV/AIDS rates, after she graduates this month with an undergraduate degree in anthropology and a minor in French.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+convocation-fall-socialsciences-smith+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/convocation-fall-socialsciences-smith/ring.xmlWed, 08 Nov 2017 14:00:00 GMT-0800ringBringing positivity, perspective and leadership to public serviceAlana Green, BCom '17, Ch'nook Scholar valedictorian and positive-minded change-maker, takes her role as public servant very much to heart. Green, a member of the Cree community of Duncan's First Nation in northern Alberta, began the BCom program with previous career experience and currently works for the Canadian Coast Guard.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+convocation-fall-business-green+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/convocation-fall-business-green/ring.xmlWed, 08 Nov 2017 14:00:00 GMT-0800ringDay in the life: Alana SayersFierce, smart and motivated, English PhD student Alana Sayers isn't afraid to create space for herself and other Indigenous students.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+day-in-the-life-sayers+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/day-in-the-life-sayers/ring.xmlThu, 05 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringCassels appears before Commons committeeUniversity of Victoria President Jamie Cassels made a presentation before the House of Commons standing committee on finance on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+president-jamie-cassels-submission-for-indigenous-law-program+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/president-jamie-cassels-submission-for-indigenous-law-program/ring.xmlWed, 04 Oct 2017 10:50:00 GMT-0700ringThree UVic stars named to 'rising star' national collegeThree researchers known for their passion and commitment to some of the most significant issues facing the country and the planet have been named to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+rising-stars+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/rising-stars/ring.xmlWed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringReport outlines a new role for Indigenous nations in water decisionsCollaborative consent provides a powerful way to tackle difficult questions about how Indigenous and non-Indigenous governments can work together to make decisions about water and land use, according to a report that uses BC’s new Water Sustainability Act as a prime opportunity for its use.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+report-outlines-a-new-role-for-indigenous-nations-in-water-decisions+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/report-outlines-a-new-role-for-indigenous-nations-in-water-decisions/ring.xmlWed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringRestored Legend Pole rededicated and blessedThe S,YEWE Legend Pole (also known as the Elliott pole) in the UVic quad was rededicated in a ceremony as part of this year’s Indigenous Week of Welcome. The pole, by carver Temosen (Charles Elliott) of the Tsartlip First Nation, was raised in 1990.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+legend-pole-rededicated+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/legend-pole-rededicated/ring.xmlWed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringOrange Shirt Day 2017 at UVicDuring the week of Sept. 25-30, many UVic faculty, staff and students will wear orange shirts to show respect for residential school survivors and their families, and a commitment to the principle that every child matters.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+orange-shirt-day+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/orange-shirt-day/ring.xmlFri, 22 Sep 2017 09:00:00 GMT-0700ringCALR in NunavutA week-long intensive course in Cambridge Bay is a perfect example of the range of compelling experiential-learning courses offered by UVic for students within the CALR program. Taught by Nunavut Arctic College instructor Emily Angulalik last year, LING 187 was featured this past season as part of a national CBC story.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+calr-nunavut-cbc-story+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/calr-nunavut-cbc-story/ring.xmlFri, 08 Sep 2017 15:30:00 GMT-0700ringUVic launches Indigenous PlanAs a key event during the Indigenous Week of Welcome (Sept. 11–14), UVic is launching its first Indigenous Plan. "The plan places Indigenous students, faculty, staff and their communities at its heart and will guide our work over the coming years," says UVic President Jamie Cassels.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+indigenous-plan-launch+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/indigenous-plan-launch/ring.xmlFri, 08 Sep 2017 11:00:00 GMT-0700ringLegend Pole rededicatedThe S,YEWE Legend Pole (also known as the Elliott pole) in the UVic Quad was rededicated in a ceremony on Sept. 12, 2017 as part of this year's Indigenous Week of Welcome.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+elliott-pole-rededicated+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/elliott-pole-rededicated/ring.xmlFri, 08 Sep 2017 10:00:00 GMT-0700ringNew fund created to support Elder engagementThe university is establishing the Learning from Each Other fund to provide meaningful engagement with Elders and opportunities for learning Indigenous ways of knowing to students, faculty and staff.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+fund-elder-engagement+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/fund-elder-engagement/ring.xmlThu, 07 Sep 2017 14:00:00 GMT-0700ringTrudeau Scholar tackles First Nations land claims processRyan Beaton is not your typical law student. He likes to stir things up and ask the big questions no one else wants to ask, like "Why are we doing it this way?" and "Is this really working?" His approach can make him unpopular in a room full of lawyers, but right at home in academia.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+trudeau-scholar-beaton+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/trudeau-scholar-beaton/ring.xmlThu, 07 Sep 2017 13:00:00 GMT-0700ringEngineering grad aspires to be a role modelWhen UVic's new civil engineering program launched in 2013 with a clear focus on sustainability and Indigenous communities, it caught the attention of Kear Porttris. The program's emphasis on making the best use of natural resources and lessening environmental burdens was immediately appealing.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+convocation-spring-porttris+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/convocation-spring-porttris/ring.xmlWed, 07 Jun 2017 14:00:00 GMT-0700ringDonation provides bursaries for Indigenous studentsA $500,000 donation from The Joyce Family Foundation will establish new bursaries at UVic to help Indigenous students with financial need achieve their academic goals.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+joyce-family-foundation-bursaries-indigenous-students+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/joyce-family-foundation-bursaries-indigenous-students/ring.xmlTue, 06 Jun 2017 16:00:00 GMT-0700ringIndigenous law scholar leads a quiet revolution in Canadian historyJohn Borrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at UVic, is the 2017 Killam Prize winner in Social Sciences for his substantial and distinguished scholarship and commitment to furthering our knowledge about Indigenous legal traditions.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+indigenous-law-scholar-john-borrows-killam-prize+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/indigenous-law-scholar-john-borrows-killam-prize/ring.xmlTue, 02 May 2017 11:00:00 GMT-0700ringFirst Nations clean energy surveyA new survey on clean energy was released April 24 by the BC First Nations Clean Energy Working Group in partnership with Clean Energy BC and UVic's School of Environmental Studies.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+clean-energy-survey-bc-first-nations+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/clean-energy-survey-bc-first-nations/ring.xmlThu, 27 Apr 2017 13:00:00 GMT-0700ringREACH AwardsThis May, an inaugural event—the REACH Awards—will combine the Teaching Excellence Awards with the Craigdarroch Research Awards into a single event that celebrates the extraordinary teachers and researchers who lead the way in dynamic learning and make a vital impact at UVic, in the classroom and beyond.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+reach-awards+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/reach-awards/ring.xmlTue, 25 Apr 2017 11:00:00 GMT-0700ringAward celebrates patient-oriented researchCharlotte Loppie, a professor in UVic's School of Public Health and Social Policy and director of the Centre for Indigenous Research and Community-Led Engagement—is one of three Canadian researchers who will be awarded a prestigious Gold Leaf Prize from CIHR at a May 16 ceremony in Ottawa.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+gold-leaf-prize-charlotte-loppie+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/gold-leaf-prize-charlotte-loppie/ring.xmlMon, 24 Apr 2017 07:00:00 GMT-0700ringLegacy of Nancy TurnerUVic ethnobotanist Nancy Turner, as part of her legacy and the 2015 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Fellowship, is leading a four-day ethnoecology symposium at UVic (now full to capacity), which will also feature a keynote address on May 3 by renowned essayist John Ralston Saul.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+ethnoecology-nancy-turner-ralston-saul-symposium+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/ethnoecology-nancy-turner-ralston-saul-symposium/ring.xmlThu, 20 Apr 2017 14:00:00 GMT-0700ringStudents connect with Australian Aboriginal community on Indigenous exchangeJackson McDermott and Tami Schiefelbein had no lack of support before leaving on their work exchange to Newcastle, Australia, last fall. The two Indigenous students received $6,000 from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship program for young global leaders, had a team of co-op staff to assist with travel logistics, and attended cultural competency classes to prepare themselves for three-and-a-half months of working at the Wollotuka Institute at the University of Newcastle.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+indigenous-coop-exchange+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/indigenous-coop-exchange/ring.xmlThu, 13 Apr 2017 09:00:00 GMT-0700ringNew find on Triquet IslandUVic PhD candidate Alisha Gauvreau is one member of an archaeological team from UVic, the Hakai Institute and local First Nations that found an ancient village site on Triquet Island, reaffirming Heiltsuk First Nation oral history of an ice-free place during the last Ice Age.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+heiltsuk-alishagauvreau-ancient-village+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/heiltsuk-alishagauvreau-ancient-village/ring.xmlTue, 11 Apr 2017 15:00:00 GMT-0700ringNew Indigenous program is a first for CanadaA UVic program in Indigenous nationhood that is the first of its kind in Canada will train the next generation of leaders, scholars and researchers in how law, politics and governance intersect at a critical time for Indigenous relations in Canada.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+graduate-certificate-indigenous-nationhood+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/graduate-certificate-indigenous-nationhood/ring.xmlThu, 06 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT-0700ringMillennia-spanning forest study awardedOutstanding research in ecology was announced this week by the Ecological Society of America. A team of UVic researchers and grad students were recognized for their contribution to the fields of plant ecology and biogeography with the William Skinner Cooper Award for their research study, "Intertidal resource use over millennia enhances forest productivity," published in Nature Communications last year.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+ws-cooper-award-to-environmental-scientists+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/ws-cooper-award-to-environmental-scientists/ring.xmlThu, 02 Mar 2017 10:00:00 GMT-0800ring“Our women have always carved”The newest exhibit at UVic's Legacy Art Gallery Downtown seeks to correct gendered colonial myths with works by Ellen Neel, a woman carver of the Northwest Coast. Ellen Newman Neel (Kwagiulth, Kwickwasutaineuk and 'Namgis) is often described as the first Northwest Coast woman carver. A prolific artist, she was only 49 years old when she passed away in the 1960s. But her defiance of gender barriers and federal law carries deep resonance for all Canadians to this day—and her artistic legacy lives on in the work of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+first-woman-carver-ellen-neel+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/first-woman-carver-ellen-neel/ring.xmlWed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT-0800ringSymposium is first for UVic's Canada 150The presentation of the first-ever translations in the local Indigenous languages of the original Douglas Treaties of the colony of Vancouver Island is a pivotal element in a historic event taking place Feb. 24-26 in Victoria as part of UVic's Canada 150 celebrations.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+treaties-translation-songhees-symposium+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/treaties-translation-songhees-symposium/ring.xmlWed, 22 Feb 2017 17:00:00 GMT-0800ringBeyond Borders student fundThanks to the Beyond Borders fund initiated by President Jamie Cassels in 2015, even more UVic students have journeyed deep into communities well beyond the borders of our campus. Here are three student stories of transformative journeys overseas.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+beyond-borders-student-fund+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/beyond-borders-student-fund/ring.xmlThu, 02 Feb 2017 08:00:00 GMT-0800ringSpreading a love of scienceMicrobiology co-op student Levana Mastrangelo is doing her part to make a difference in local Indigenous communities. She recently completed a co-operative education (co-op) work term with the Aboriginal STEM Outreach Program, where she became a liaison between UVic’s Science Venture and Indigenous youth on Vancouver Island.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+spreading-science-indigenous-co-op-mastrangelo+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/spreading-science-indigenous-co-op-mastrangelo/ring.xmlWed, 01 Feb 2017 15:30:00 GMT-0800ringIndigenous Resurgence CoordinatorChaw-win-is is the recently appointed Indigenous Resurgence Coordinator within the Faculty of Education. “This position and others initiatives like it across Canada,” says Chaw-win-is, “are a result of the on-going efforts of Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous allies all across Canada who have been generating awareness about colonization within the education system.”https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+indigenous-resurgence-coordinator+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2017/indigenous-resurgence-coordinator/ring.xmlWed, 04 Jan 2017 16:00:00 GMT-0800ringMAPs for Indigenous language learningAdult learners are a "missing generation" in Indigenous language revitalization. The majority of fluent speakers are 70 years of age or older and although young children in immersion are speaking their languages in increasing numbers, many Indigenous adults aged 18 to 60 do not. Onowa McIvor (Indigenous education) and Peter Jacobs (linguistics) just wrapped up the first study of the Mentor-Apprentice Program for Indigenous adult language learners in BC.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+indigenous-language-revitalization-adult-learners-study+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/indigenous-language-revitalization-adult-learners-study/ring.xmlTue, 20 Dec 2016 16:25:00 GMT-0800ringIndigenous law graduate student wins top Canadian research awardUVic Law PhD student Aaron Mills was awarded the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Talent award. The award is given to a single student each year across all the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences in Canada whose research "brings forward ideas that help us understand and improve the world around us." Mills' work is at the forefront of the movement to restore and revitalize Indigenous systems of law.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+sshrc-talent-award-indigenous-law-aaron-mills+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/sshrc-talent-award-indigenous-law-aaron-mills/ring.xmlTue, 22 Nov 2016 10:30:00 GMT-0800ringBridging legacies and supportsWhen her job as a Youth Care Worker with the Cariboo-Chilcotin school district was cut last June, Mikara Pettman, 42, was worried. A happy, productive woman—an equal family partner, mother to two teens and active in her community—suddenl…https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+convocation-fall-2016-hsd+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/convocation-fall-2016-hsd/ring.xmlThu, 03 Nov 2016 17:00:00 GMT-0700ringMapping with the Stó:lōSabina Trimble—who graduates this month with an MA in history—will don a mortarboard on Nov. 9, but her fondest memory as a student was being blanketed and given a hand-woven cedar hat, in a traditional Coast Salish honouring at her defence in August 2016.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+convocation-fall-2016-hums+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/convocation-fall-2016-hums/ring.xmlMon, 31 Oct 2016 11:00:00 GMT-0700ringHishuk ish tsawalk—everything is one"There's a concept in Nuu-chah-nulth culture called hishuk ish tsawalk," says Marcena Wika Louie, one of the first cohort of the Indigenous Communities Counselling Psychology (ICCP) program graduating in November. "It means everything is connected, everything is one. That's the basis of my holistic approach to counselling."https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+convocation-fall-2016-educ+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/convocation-fall-2016-educ/ring.xmlMon, 31 Oct 2016 11:00:00 GMT-0700ringFires among tools of First Nations forestryTwo recently published research papers show how coastal forests benefited from First Nations habitation, and that fire-management was an important element of Indigenous forestry.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+old-growth-settlement-trant-starzomski-hoffman+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/old-growth-settlement-trant-starzomski-hoffman/ring.xmlFri, 28 Oct 2016 01:30:00 GMT-0700ringBanting fellows shed light on Indigenous language, orca survivalAn endangered Indigenous language and an endangered West Coast wildlife icon stand to benefit from the work of two new Banting Postdoctoral Fellows at UVic. Valued at $70,000 per year for two years, the fellowships are intended to groom Canada's next generation of research leaders.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+banting-fellowship-bliss-bateman+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/banting-fellowship-bliss-bateman/ring.xmlThu, 27 Oct 2016 10:00:00 GMT-0700ringUVic, First Nations journey together to return ancestral remainsIn a solemn ceremony last Friday, members of the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations and UVic journeyed together to return ancestral remains that had been stored in the Department of Anthropology to their community of origin on Lekwungen traditional lands.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+first-nations-ancestral-remains+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/first-nations-ancestral-remains/ring.xmlTue, 11 Oct 2016 12:20:00 GMT-0700ringOctober 2016 RingersThe Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has named the finalists for the 2016 Impact Awards. UVic was the only school with two finalists—law PhD candidate Aaron Mills and historian Dr. John Lutz. Separately, UVic Vice-President Research Dr. David Castle has joined the board of CANARIE.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+ringers-oct+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/ringers-oct/ring.xmlWed, 05 Oct 2016 16:00:00 GMT-0700ringAboriginal entrepreneurs program awardedThe Northwest Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs (NW-ACE) program, which provides business skills training in northern BC Indigenous communities, took home the top prize at the Gold Global Best Awards ceremony in Oslo, Norway last month in recognitio…https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+aboriginal-canadian-entrepreneurs-program-global-prize+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/aboriginal-canadian-entrepreneurs-program-global-prize/ring.xmlWed, 05 Oct 2016 16:00:00 GMT-0700ringIN DEFIANCE: A new exhibitPremiering Oct. 8 at Legacy Downtown, IN DEFIANCE by Iroquois Mohawk artist Lindsay Kat Katsitsakatste Delaronde showcases individual portraits that deliberately dismantle negative stereotypes of First Nations women. The new exhibition will also feature a moderated discussion on Oct. 22.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+indigenous-IN-DEFIANCE-exhibition+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/indigenous-IN-DEFIANCE-exhibition/ring.xmlTue, 04 Oct 2016 16:00:00 GMT-0700ringHIWEST at Legacy Downtown“Poles tell the story of who we are,” said Chief Rande Cook (K'alapa), a contemporary multi-disciplinary artist and visiting Audain Professor of Contemporary Art Practice of the Pacific Northwest, during the HIWEST panel on honouring Indigenous poles, on Sept. 30 at UVic’s downtown art gallery.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+HIWEST-event-legacy-gallery+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/HIWEST-event-legacy-gallery/ring.xmlMon, 03 Oct 2016 16:00:00 GMT-0700ringOrange Shirt Day 2016 at UVicIndigenous Education at UVic joins a growing number of communities, schools, First Nations and local governments in Canada by honouring Orange Shirt Day on September 30—in recognition of the harms the residential school system did to children's sense of self-esteem and wellbeing, and as an opportunity to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+orange-shirt-day+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/orange-shirt-day/ring.xmlThu, 29 Sep 2016 09:00:00 GMT-0700ringLearning the human history of the west coastA six-week archaeology field school brought the promise and challenges of the Pacific west coast to life for 19 enthusiastic anthropology students this summer. The group traveled to the west coast of Vancouver Island to do research at ancient First Nations settlements, and to learn archaeological field techniques and environmental and cultural history from Tseshaht and Huu-ay-aht First Nations, professional archaeologists, and marine ecologists at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+archaeology-field-school-mckechnie+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/archaeology-field-school-mckechnie/ring.xmlThu, 08 Sep 2016 12:15:00 GMT-0700ringPaleolithic stones snag 21st-century attentionA groundbreaking discovery by UVic paleoanthropologist April Nowell has provided the first direct evidence of exploitation by our Stone Age ancestors of specific animals for subsistence.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+stone-age-tools-nowell+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/stone-age-tools-nowell/ring.xmlTue, 30 Aug 2016 09:00:00 GMT-0700ringMissing and Murdered Indigenous Women inquiry commissionersAn inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada was announced yesterday, and 3 of the 5 appointed commissioners have close ties to UVic Law.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+missing-murdered-indigenous-women-commissioners+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/missing-murdered-indigenous-women-commissioners/ring.xmlTue, 30 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT-0700ringPower to the peopleMelina Laboucan, a 33-year-old member of the Lubicon Cree First Nation, came to UVic's Indigenous Governance (IGov) master's program in 2013 with a clear purpose: to develop a solar energy project plan that would tackle Indigenous and environmental issues in her home town of Little Buffalo, Alberta.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+convocation-student-laboucan+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/convocation-student-laboucan/ring.xmlFri, 03 Jun 2016 11:00:00 GMT-0700ringRaising awareness with class and artOne of the best things about an annual guest teaching position is the diversity it offers students. Now in its sixth year in the visual arts department, the Audain Professorship of Contemporary Art Practice of the Pacific Northwest has benefited from a variety of approaches and practices by previous professors—including the likes of Governor General’s Award-winner Rebecca Belmore. But Rande Cook has one unique aspect not shared by his forerunners: he is the first Audain professor to represent a Vancouver Island nation.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+raising-awareness-with-class-and-art+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/raising-awareness-with-class-and-art/ring.xmlWed, 13 Apr 2016 09:38:58 GMT-0700ringElliott pole restorationWhat's with the tent in the Quad? The S,YEWE Legend Pole (also known as the Elliott pole) in the UVic Quad was commissioned by Coast Salish carver Charles Elliott to mark the 1990 Learned Society conference at UVic.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+elliott-pole-restoration+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/elliott-pole-restoration/ring.xmlFri, 05 Feb 2016 10:25:00 GMT-0800ringReclaiming the reef net fisheryAlmost a decade ago, XEMŦOLTW̱ Nick Claxton told his family he wanted to revitalize the reef net fishery, a fishing practice unique to the Straits Salish people and banned by the colonial government 100 years ago. His uncle advised: “You can’t just go fishing. You must first build a ceremonial net.” And so began the spiritual, cultural and educational journey that Claxton considers his life’s work. It also became his PhD dissertation in curriculum and instruction at the University of Victoria—a research study designed to revitalize the knowledge, ceremony and practice that was nearly lost.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+reclaiming-the-reef-net-fishery+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/reclaiming-the-reef-net-fishery/ring.xmlThu, 21 Jan 2016 13:31:22 GMT-0800ringFirst Indigenous co-op exchangeWhen UVic student Kimberly Hanton packed her bags for her work term in Australia last month, she carried words of encouragement from the local Indigenous Elders. Hanton recently embarked on the university’s first Indigenous co-op exchange after attending a departure ceremony at First Peoples House in her honour. This unique co-op exchange saw Hanton travel to the University of Newcastle in Australia in August, while UVic will welcome Australian Indigenous student Cristal Walters to campus this fall. https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+first-indigenous-co-op-exchange+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/first-indigenous-co-op-exchange/ring.xmlThu, 21 Jan 2016 13:31:21 GMT-0800ringIndigenous student focused on goalNatasha Marshall likes to set goals for herself. Inspired by her mother, who began pursuing post-secondary education while Marshall was a teenager, she realized that through hard work and dedication she could make her dreams come true.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+indigenous-student-focused-on-goal+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/indigenous-student-focused-on-goal/ring.xmlThu, 21 Jan 2016 13:31:19 GMT-0800ringTrudeau Fellowship for Nancy TurnerTrudeau Foundation award supports Nancy Turner’s lifelong study of traditional plant use     A long-time champion of Indigenous knowledge, UVic ethnobotanist and ethnoecologist Nancy Turner has devoted her career to understanding and communicating the crucial role that plants play in Indigenous cultures and languages, especially with respect to land use, rights and title. To support this important work the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation has awarded Turner a $225,000 fellowship over the next three years.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+trudeau-fellowship-for-nancy-turner+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/trudeau-fellowship-for-nancy-turner/ring.xmlThu, 21 Jan 2016 13:31:19 GMT-0800ringA community response to the TRCThis year, a week-long celebration in sunny Ottawa marked the formal conclusion of a six-year nation-wide process. June 2015 brought the unveiling of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s work and the issuing of 94 recommende…https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+a-community-response-to-the-trc+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/a-community-response-to-the-trc/ring.xmlThu, 21 Jan 2016 13:30:57 GMT-0800ringNexen Indigenous Leadership ChairLaw professor John Borrows has been appointed as Nexen Chair in Indigenous Leadership at the Banff Centre. The Nexen Chair leads research and reporting on critical success factors among Indigenous communities and organizations across Canada at the Peter Lougheed Leadership Institute at the Banff Centre.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+nexen-indigenous-leadership-chair+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/nexen-indigenous-leadership-chair/ring.xmlThu, 21 Jan 2016 13:30:56 GMT-0800ringUVic response to TRC recommendationsWhen the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final 11-page set of recommendations, one of the commission’s overarching goals loomed so large, it seemed poised to walk right off the document. “The idea is that all we have learned is not to become stored and dusty,” explains Commissioner Marie Wilson. “It is a call to action.”https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+uvic-response-to-trc-recommendations+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/uvic-response-to-trc-recommendations/ring.xmlThu, 21 Jan 2016 13:30:55 GMT-0800ringGifts of learning“Without art, I would never have discovered I was a teacher.”https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+gifts-of-learning+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/gifts-of-learning/ring.xmlThu, 21 Jan 2016 13:30:54 GMT-0800ringStó:lō Ethnohistory Field SchoolThe only ethnohistory field school in Canada to offer a firsthand learning opportunity involving traditional knowledges of oral history and research of historical documents has been immersing graduate students every second spring since 1998 deep within the Stó:lō community in BC.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+st--l--ethnohistory-field-school+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/st--l--ethnohistory-field-school/ring.xmlThu, 21 Jan 2016 13:30:00 GMT-0800ringDay in the Life: Shauna UnderwoodThe university’s heart is its students—and Shauna Underwood finds both meaning and joy contributing to their success as an Indigenous student advisor in the Faculty of Human and Social Development (HSD). Underwood sees herself as a traditional person; valuing her Coast Salish culture, she is from the Tsawout Band in W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), is a member of the Samish Tribe in Washington, and has traced her roots to the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho.  At HSD’s Indigenous Student Support Centre (ISSC), Underwood works within the only faculty-based centre of its kind on campus with a large Indigenous student cohort, faculty and relevant programs. A day in her life is a mix of the routine and the unexpected. “I never know what’s going to come up,” she says—and that’s okay with her.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+day-in-the-life-shauna-underwood+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/day-in-the-life-shauna-underwood/ring.xmlWed, 20 Jan 2016 17:45:13 GMT-0800ring13,000-year-old footprintsFamily gatherings around a fire pit—an ancient custom that’s still with us today—may have been practiced as long as 13,000 years ago along BC's central coast. Footprints from what appear to be a man, woman and child circling a hearth were found last month below the tideline.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2016+13-000-year-old-footprints+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2016/13-000-year-old-footprints/ring.xmlTue, 23 Jun 2015 09:00:00 GMT-0700ringWild game and wordsArt Napoleon was already a national figure when his TV show, Moosemeat & Marmalade, premiered on APTN in January 2015. He had performed at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards, opened for Buffy Sainte-Marie and been interviewed by veteran correspondent Tom Hawthorn for the Globe and Mail in September 2010 for the release of his album Creeland Covers, sung almost exclusively in Cree.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2015+wild-game-and-words+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2015/wild-game-and-words/ring.xmlThu, 11 Jun 2015 09:51:00 GMT-0700ringMétis support for early child's playThe objects look simple. Hand-sized swatches of organza. Coloured paper. A star-shaped hole punch. A blanket and rolled socks. But the meaning they hold can be transformative. The educational kit of supplies and a colourful booklet of activities uses M&e#180;tis history to engage young children in physical activities, literacy and art, helping build cultural awareness as well as healthy lifelong habits.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2015+m-tis-support-for-early-child-s-play+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2015/m-tis-support-for-early-child-s-play/ring.xmlThu, 05 Mar 2015 10:54:01 GMT-0800ringWatershed moments in Indigenous lawThe summer of 2014 was a remarkable period in Canadian legal history. Within the span of three weeks, two Supreme Court of Canada judgments involving aboriginal title and treaty rights were brought down. Together, they significantly altered fundamental elements of national governance and current plans for economic development, as well as the legal landscape relating to land and resource entitlements.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2015+watershed-moments-in-indigenous-law+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2015/watershed-moments-in-indigenous-law/ring.xmlThu, 05 Mar 2015 09:58:08 GMT-0800ringWSÁNEĆ law gradWhen UVic law graduate student Robert Clifford was called to the bar in the summer of 2012, the celebration at the Victoria Law Courts involved much more than the usual fanfare of family and friends with cameras and congratulatory flowers. A special ceremony with traditional drumming and singing took place to honour Clifford—a member of the Tsawout First Nation—and the first person of the four Saanich (WSÁNEĆ) Tribes to become a lawyer.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+ws-ne--law-grad+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/ws-ne--law-grad/ring.xmlThu, 06 Nov 2014 22:48:49 GMT-0800ringIndigenous law research chairNew CRC excited about combined degree program in Indigenous and Canadian law UVic Law professor Dr. John Borrows secured one of the most prestigious research professorships in the country when he was officially named Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law on Thursday, Oct. 16.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+indigenous-law-research-chair+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/indigenous-law-research-chair/ring.xmlFri, 17 Oct 2014 11:19:38 GMT-0700ringNCIED to spur Indigenous developmentA new consortium to promote Indigenous economic development across Canada was recently announced at UVic. The National Consortium for Indigenous Economic Development (NCIED) has the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business and the UVic Faculty of Law working together on community-based education and research to drive innovative economic change. The consortium was developed with the collaboration of leaders from Indigenous communities, business and government.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+ncied-to-spur-indigenous-development+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/ncied-to-spur-indigenous-development/ring.xmlThu, 16 Oct 2014 10:04:36 GMT-0700ringNew HSD Indigenous student centreShauna Underwood remembers all too well what it was like to be an Indigenous student at UVic—trying to do well in her studies while also being a single parent of three children and having cultural responsibilities in her community. “I felt like I didn’t have anyone to go to. There were individual instructors who were great, but they are not always on campus or available,” said Underwood, now the Indigenous advisor at the newly opened Indigenous Student Support Centre (ISSC) in the Faculty of Human and Social Development.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+new-hsd-indigenous-student-centre+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/new-hsd-indigenous-student-centre/ring.xmlWed, 01 Oct 2014 16:32:09 GMT-0700ringIndigenous MappingIndigenous communities across Canada are engaged in intensively mapping their lands, waters, resources and knowledge. These maps have unparalleled importance today not only for future generations celebrating Indigenous knowledge, but in discussions over land and resource development and the recognition of Indigenous rights.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+indigenous-mapping+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/indigenous-mapping/ring.xmlThu, 04 Sep 2014 13:38:46 GMT-0700ringCoastal wolves' dietary differencesThe waggish joke that wolves are “Canada’s newest marine mammal” is a lot closer to truth than jest—an insight suggested by Indigenous knowledge and confirmed in a study co-authored by Dr. Chris Darimont, of UVic’s geography department. The study, published this month in the scientific journal BMC Ecology, provides genetic evidence that BC’s mainland wolves and coastal wolves appear to be genetically distinct. And news media around the world are paying attention: in addition to Canadian coverage in The Globe and Mail, National Post and CTV, the story has also been broadcast—with video of wolves fishing for salmon—on BBC News in the UK.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+coastal-wolves-dietary-differences+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/coastal-wolves-dietary-differences/ring.xmlFri, 04 Jul 2014 17:02:13 GMT-0700ringIndigenous place namesLong before settler culture attached the names of explorers, businessmen and political leaders to the mountains, rivers and landscape we now call Vancouver Island, the traditional names used by First Nations carried a wealth of information about those places—information that anthropology student Amy Becker has been working to preserve. Becker, recipient of a 2013-14 Jamie Cassels Undergrad Research Award (JCURA), explains “Indigenous place names are embedded in the culture, landscape, language and identities of the people who use them.”https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+indigenous-place-names+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/indigenous-place-names/ring.xmlThu, 05 Jun 2014 10:18:09 GMT-0700ringNoted children's advocateCarolyn Peacock has always been an advocate for children, even when she was one herself. In grade three, she often went home with bloodied hands after getting the strap at the Edmonton school she attended. Her crime? Defending other children who were being bullied. Those children were usually immigrants and were picked on, as she too had been at school.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+noted-children-s-advocate+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/noted-children-s-advocate/ring.xmlThu, 05 Jun 2014 10:16:00 GMT-0700ringCUVic 2014: The Witness BlanketDuring CUVic 2014 opening ceremonies on the evening of May 20 at UVic, the Witness Blanket—an art installation created by Kwagiulth artist and Master Carver Carey Newman (Ha-yalth-kingeme) and inspired by the traditional woven blanket as a symbol of protection and comfort—was presented for the first time.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+cuvic-2014-the-witness-blanket+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/cuvic-2014-the-witness-blanket/ring.xmlWed, 04 Jun 2014 15:42:00 GMT-0700ring2014 Trudeau ScholarUVic Law student Aaron Mills’ doctoral work, which explores conflicting legal orders and the workings of contemporary colonialism, has earned him substantial praise and cemented his position as a leading scholar on Canadian constitutionalism and Indigenous law. Mills is a Vanier scholar and a former Ivy League Fulbright scholar. This week, he was handed yet another honour when he was named a Trudeau scholar—one of only 14 given out this year.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+2014-trudeau-scholar+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/2014-trudeau-scholar/ring.xmlWed, 28 May 2014 15:39:40 GMT-0700ringDay in the life: Renee McBethWhen people ask Renee McBeth what she does for a living, she often gives the same answer. “I tell people I’m an organizer,’’ she says with a laugh. “I depend on post-it notes and to-do lists.” Indeed, as someone who holds dual positions at UVic’s Faculty of Law, her daily balancing act requires a high degree of prioritization and time management.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+day-in-the-life-renee-mcbeth+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/day-in-the-life-renee-mcbeth/ring.xmlThu, 10 Apr 2014 10:57:20 GMT-0700ringButton blanket performanceIt’s said that many hands make for light work, but it was more a case of many hands making the art work when it came to the creation and raising of the world’s largest button blanket. Witnessed by a standing-room-only crowd at First Peoples House, the Big Button Blanket received its inaugural performance during the opening ceremonies of the Provost’s Diversity Research Forum on January 29.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+button-blanket-performance+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/button-blanket-performance/ring.xmlFri, 28 Feb 2014 16:20:02 GMT-0800ringIndigenous community counsellingLindsay Delaronde’s plans are as big as they come: she wants to take what she’s learning in Canada’s first Indigenous master’s degree program around the world. The 29-year-old woman from the Mohawk Nation in Quebec is one of 14 students taking part in the University of Victoria program—the first in the country to offer a master’s degree in Indigenous Communities Counselling, leading to provincial and national certification.https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+indigenous-community-counselling+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/indigenous-community-counselling/ring.xmlWed, 12 Feb 2014 09:30:58 GMT-0800ringIndigenous and diversity forumThe second annual Indigenous and Diversity Research Forum: Critical Conversations Continue, takes place Feb. 12–13 in the Student Union Building. The free conference features panels on disabilities and health, ethical protocols from Indigenous perspectives, sexualities, community-based research partnerships, ambient violence, and the Anti-dote and LE,NONET projects. 2014 conference info: http://ring.uvic.ca/news/critical-conversations-norm-diversity-conferencehttps://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2014+indigenous-and-diversity-forum+ringhttp://www.uvic.ca/news-management/stories/2014/indigenous-and-diversity-forum/ring.xmlMon, 06 Jan 2014 11:48:45 GMT-0800ring