One 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.
An interview about recent UVic research that argues for a fundamental shift in how government treats Indigenous rights and knowledge.Â
UVic’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.
On 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.
Bryn 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.
A groundbreaking agreement governing the protection and use of Carey Newman’s monumental art installation, the Witness Blanket was finalized on Oct. 16.
On 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.
While a passion for Indigenous arts has been driving Melissa Granley’s studies in the art history and visual studies department, it was her connection with the natural world that
initially attracted her to UVic.
Environmental 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.
At 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.
An 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.