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 Media Advisory | Tagged Aboriginal, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Learning

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 Media Advisory | Tagged Aboriginal, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Learning, UBC 100

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 Media Releases, Spotlight | Tagged Aboriginal, Faculty of Management, Learning

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 Media Releases | Tagged Aboriginal, Learning

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 Media Advisory | Tagged Aboriginal, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Learning

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 Media Releases | Tagged Aboriginal, Arts, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

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 Media Advisory | Tagged Aboriginal, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies