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NCIED is proud to welcome Kareem Allam to its advisory board.

The University of Victoria’s National Consortium for Indigenous Economic Development is proud to welcome Kareem Allam to its advisory board. Kareem Allam is a Partner at Fairview Strategy, a Vancouver based public affairs firm. Kareem has over two decades of public and private sector experience and has developed keen expertise in the urban and rural economies of Western Canada and the critical role Indigenous sovereignty and investment has played in shaping economic growth.

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Reconciling Ways of Knowing joins the Victoria Forum on November 12, 2020.

The Virtual Victoria Forum, to be held on November 12, 13 & 19, 2020 focuses on bridging divides in the wake of a global pandemic. Evidence-based conversations will stimulate creative thinking to develop innovative ideas and actionable solutions to contemporary and urgent environmental, economic, and social challenges.

Read more: Reconciling Ways of Knowing joins the Victoria Forum on November 12, 2020.

Arthur Mercer, past CEO, Nisga’a Commercial Group, joins NCIED

Arthur, Simoogit Galga, is a hereditary Chief, and past CEO, Nisga’a Commercial Group, and economic development coordinator for the Nisga’a Lisim’s Government. His broad experience over three decades includes building strategic economic development partnerships that increase business accessibility and capacity building.

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Peter Lantin, past president Haida Nation, advises NCIED

In the summer of 2019, Peter Lantin, past president of the Haida Nation, moved to Victoria. Fortunately, for NCIED, Lantin and Dr. Brent Mainprize, had worked together for many years. While Lantin was president, they co-developed Haida Owned and Operated, an entrepreneurial program tailored for Haida residents to become self-reliant through business ownership. It was an honour that Lantin was willing to share his expertise on Indigenous governance and business, not only with NCIED, but also with the students, faculty and staff of the Gustavson School of Business.

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BCAAFC Management Training Academy (MTA)

BCAAFC, NCIED and Gustavson School of Business, in partnership with the Ministry of Advanced Education, secured funding for a BCAAFC Management Training Academy (MTA). From September 2019 to February 2020, participants selected from Friendship Centres in BC completed the MTA to further their training, experience and management skill set to aid in the succession planning for Friendship Centres.

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Reconciling Ways of Knowing Forum

Reconciling Ways of Knowing: Indigenous Knowledge and Science Forum, scheduled for May 25-27, 2020 at the Turtle Lodge in Sagkeeng First Nation and Winnipeg, Manitoba, moved online due to COVID-19. The Forum, convened by Miles Richardson, O.C.; Dr. David Suzuki; Dr. Nancy Turner; and Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Jr. (the convenors), in partnership with the Indigenous Leadership Initiative and David Suzuki Foundation, was created to build understanding and relationships across Indigenous and scientific ways of knowing.

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Artistic Ecosystems: Art Education Faculty Show

We are excited to see the works of our talented colleagues and instructors in the 2025 Art Education Faculty Art Show!

Artistic Ecosystems: Art Education Faculty Show

We are excited to see the works of our talented colleagues and instructors in the 2025 Art Education Faculty Art Show!

Heart to Heart

Conferring with a spiritual counsellor in the Christian tradition available for fresh insight on challenges you may be facing.

2025 Brain Art Contest & Showcase

Submissions are now open for the 2025 Brain Art Contest & Showcase , hosted by the Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health (IALH), the CARING Dementia Collaborative, and the Mental Health Research Clusterat the University of Victoria. This year's theme is Community & Mental Health, encouraging participants to reflect on how connection, support, and resilience shape our well-being across the lifespan.

Drop-in career support

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Pavements

While passion didn't necessarily appear to be part of Pavement's persona, Perry feels obliged to overcompensate, declaring them to be "the world's most important and influential band" in theopening minutes of his charmingly unabashed celebration — perhaps to curry favor with the uninitiated, but just as intent to convince the band of their own greatness. It's impossible not to be wonover by the director's efforts, which come to include at least four separate modes of production: a shoot with the band as they prepare for their first concerts in 12 years in the fall of 2022, anoff-Broadway stage musical "Slanted! Enchanted!" starring Michael Esper, Zoe Lister-Jones and Kathryn Gallagher, a gallery show "Pavements 33-22" set up like the Whitney Museum where some of theband's members once worked as security guards and a shameless awards bait biopic "Range Life," with members of the band to be played by Joe Keery, Nat Wolff, Griffin Newman, Logan Miller and FredHechinger. – Variety

" Pavements is perfectly Pavement-y." – Exclaim!
"a brilliant précis of one of indie music's most influential artists" – The Film Stage

Pavements

While passion didn't necessarily appear to be part of Pavement's persona, Perry feels obliged to overcompensate, declaring them to be "the world's most important and influential band" in theopening minutes of his charmingly unabashed celebration — perhaps to curry favor with the uninitiated, but just as intent to convince the band of their own greatness. It's impossible not to be wonover by the director's efforts, which come to include at least four separate modes of production: a shoot with the band as they prepare for their first concerts in 12 years in the fall of 2022, anoff-Broadway stage musical "Slanted! Enchanted!" starring Michael Esper, Zoe Lister-Jones and Kathryn Gallagher, a gallery show "Pavements 33-22" set up like the Whitney Museum where some of theband's members once worked as security guards and a shameless awards bait biopic "Range Life," with members of the band to be played by Joe Keery, Nat Wolff, Griffin Newman, Logan Miller and FredHechinger. – Variety

" Pavements is perfectly Pavement-y." – Exclaim!
"a brilliant précis of one of indie music's most influential artists" – The Film Stage