Aboriginal

Jordan Coble will lead a tour of the Sncəwips Heritage Museum in Westbank Friday, November 20 as part of the AlterKnowledge Discussion Series.

AlterKnowledge series visits Sncəwips Heritage Museum

By Patty Wellborn on November 16, 2015

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

Posted in | Tagged , ,

Arthur Manuel, activist, leader, and advocate for Aboriginal title and rights, kicks off UBC Okanagan’s 2015/16 AlterKnowledge Series on September 18.

Arthur Manuel begins UBC’s AlterKnowledge Centennial Series

By Patty Wellborn on September 11, 2015

Internationally recognized activist is first AlterKnowledge guest this year.

Posted in | Tagged , , ,

Candice Loring is only the second UBC Okanagan student to be named a Ch’nook Scholar.

Management student becomes UBC Okanagan’s Ch’nook Scholar

By Patty Wellborn on April 13, 2015

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

Posted in , | Tagged , ,

Shane Stonechild, left, chats with Kelowna Friendship Society (KFS) Executive Director Edna Terbasket, middle, and KFS Education Coordinator Veronica Roesler about UBC Okanagan’s Writing 009 course which begins in downtown Kelowna next week.

Downtown Education Project opens doors for Aboriginal learners

By Patty Wellborn on January 19, 2015

The Downtown Education Project opens doors for Aboriginal learners.

Posted in | Tagged ,

Visiting Australian professor to speak on aboriginal and citizenship issues

By Bud Mortenson on January 7, 2015

Multi-year research project examines several aspects of ‘ethnic hospitality’.

Posted in | Tagged , , ,

UBC graduate Jordan Coble, with Westbank First Nation art that he curates as curatorial and heritage researcher for the Sncəwips Heritage Museum.

UBC Alterknowledge talk focuses on culture of Indigenous art

By Patty Wellborn on November 6, 2014

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

Posted in | Tagged , ,

Free lecture examines ecological issues and Aboriginal families

By Patty Wellborn on October 27, 2014

Scholar Norah Bowman will present her research in a free public informal lecture entitled Filial Love and ‘Families First’: Tsilhqot'in Resistance to Extractive (?)Gold Mining at Teztan Biny, at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

Posted in | Tagged ,

Celebrated Aboriginal artist Alex Janvier is UBC’s artist-in-residence.

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

By Patty Wellborn on October 3, 2014

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

Posted in | Tagged , ,

The population of self-identified Aboriginal students at UBC’s Okanagan campus has increased by 470 per cent since UBC’s Okanagan campus was established in 2005. One-time UBC students Kat Street, left, and Amanda Williams are seen at student residences in this UBC file photo.

Indigenous learning flourishes at UBC’s Okanagan campus

By Patty Wellborn on August 29, 2014

Students learn, engage, and grow through Aboriginal perspectives and worldviews.

Posted in | Tagged ,

Michele Johnson

First Nations PhD graduates take knowledge back to community

By Patty Wellborn on June 5, 2014

University education and graduate study opportunities grow for Aboriginal people.

Posted in | Tagged , , ,

UBC Okanagan Events

Older posts
View More Events

Archives