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New territory acknowledgement video

The updated territory acknowledgement was developed through UVic’s continued dialogue and relationships with the local Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt nations.

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EDI and anti-racism course update

The 2024 version of the Increasing Equity in Decision Processes course offers numerous updates, including a revised section that reviews the harms of colonialism and the ways they limit our vision of academia and scholarship.

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Territory acknowledgement

We acknowledge and respect the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

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