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WS脕NE膯 law grad
When UVic law graduate student Robert Clifford was called to the bar in the summer of 2012, the celebration at the Victoria Law Courts involved much more than the usual fanfare of family and friends with cameras and congratulatory flowers. A special ceremony with traditional drumming and singing took place to honour Clifford鈥攁 member of the Tsawout First Nation鈥攁nd the first person of the four Saanich (WS脕NE膯) Tribes to become a lawyer.
Indigenous law research chair
New CRC excited about combined degree program in Indigenous and Canadian law UVic Law professor Dr. John Borrows secured one of the most prestigious research professorships in the country when he was officially named Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law on Thursday, Oct. 16.
NCIED to spur Indigenous development
A new consortium to promote Indigenous economic development across Canada was recently announced at UVic. The National Consortium for Indigenous Economic Development (NCIED) has the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business and the UVic Faculty of Law working together on community-based education and research to drive innovative economic change. The consortium was developed with the collaboration of leaders from Indigenous communities, business and government.
New HSD Indigenous student centre
Shauna Underwood remembers all too well what it was like to be an Indigenous student at UVic鈥攖rying to do well in her studies while also being a single parent of three children and having cultural responsibilities in her community. 鈥淚 felt like I didn鈥檛 have anyone to go to. There were individual instructors who were great, but they are not always on campus or available,鈥 said Underwood, now the Indigenous advisor at the newly opened Indigenous Student Support Centre (ISSC) in the Faculty of Human and Social Development.
Indigenous Mapping
Indigenous communities across Canada are engaged in intensively mapping their lands, waters, resources and knowledge. These maps have unparalleled importance today not only for future generations celebrating Indigenous knowledge, but in discussions over land and resource development and the recognition of Indigenous rights.
Coastal wolves' dietary differences
The waggish joke that wolves are 鈥淐anada鈥檚 newest marine mammal鈥 is a lot closer to truth than jest鈥攁n insight suggested by Indigenous knowledge and confirmed in a study co-authored by Dr. Chris Darimont, of UVic鈥檚 geography department. The study, published this month in the scientific journal BMC Ecology, provides genetic evidence that BC鈥檚 mainland wolves and coastal wolves appear to be genetically distinct. And news media around the world are paying attention: in addition to Canadian coverage in The Globe and Mail, National Post and CTV, the story has also been broadcast鈥攚ith video of wolves fishing for salmon鈥攐n BBC News in the UK.
Indigenous place names
Long before settler culture attached the names of explorers, businessmen and political leaders to the mountains, rivers and landscape we now call Vancouver Island, the traditional names used by First Nations carried a wealth of information about those places鈥攊nformation that anthropology student Amy Becker has been working to preserve. Becker, recipient of a 2013-14 Jamie Cassels Undergrad Research Award (JCURA), explains 鈥淚ndigenous place names are embedded in the culture, landscape, language and identities of the people who use them.鈥
Noted children's advocate
Carolyn Peacock has always been an advocate for children, even when she was one herself. In grade three, she often went home with bloodied hands after getting the strap at the Edmonton school she attended. Her crime? Defending other children who were being bullied. Those children were usually immigrants and were picked on, as she too had been at school.
CUVic 2014: The Witness Blanket
During CUVic 2014 opening ceremonies on the evening of May 20 at UVic, the Witness Blanket鈥攁n art installation created by Kwagiulth artist and Master Carver Carey Newman (Ha-yalth-kingeme) and inspired by the traditional woven blanket as a symbol of protection and comfort鈥攚as presented for the first time.
2014 Trudeau Scholar
UVic聽Law student Aaron Mills鈥 doctoral work, which explores conflicting legal orders and the workings of contemporary colonialism, has earned him substantial praise and cemented his position as a leading scholar on Canadian constitutionalism and Indigenous law. Mills is a Vanier scholar and a former Ivy League Fulbright scholar. This week, he was handed yet another honour when he was named a Trudeau scholar鈥攐ne of only 14 given out this year.
Day in the life: Renee McBeth
When people ask Renee McBeth what she does for a living, she often gives the same answer. 鈥淚 tell people I鈥檓 an organizer,鈥欌 she says with a laugh. 鈥淚 depend on post-it notes and to-do lists.鈥 Indeed, as someone who holds dual positions at UVic鈥檚 Faculty of Law, her daily balancing act requires a high degree of prioritization and time management.
Button blanket performance
It鈥檚 said that many hands make for light work, but it was more a case of many hands making the art work when it came to the creation and raising of the world鈥檚 largest button blanket. Witnessed by a standing-room-only crowd at First Peoples House, the Big Button Blanket received its inaugural performance during the opening ceremonies of the Provost鈥檚 Diversity Research Forum on January 29.
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