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The M茅tis are often referred to as Canada鈥檚 鈥渋nvisible people鈥� 鈥� the 鈥済hosts of the land鈥� 鈥� whose stories haunt the country鈥檚 collective unconscious. Lii Michif Niiyanaan: We Are M茅tis is a one-hour documentary that addresses this invisibility by shining a new light on the historical and contemporary experience of M茅tis people in Canada and providing a space for M茅tis people to share their diverse perspectives on what it means to be M茅tis today.

The UVic campus will be closed on Monday, Nov. 13 in recognition of Remembrance Day and the university flag will be lowered on Saturday, Nov. 11. Most campus services, including Advising, Office of the Registrar, the Student Union Building (SUB) and the Bookstore will be closed on Nov. 13.

A recognized leader in immigrant and refugee mental health promotion, Nancy Clark has made the wellbeing and integration of newcomers to Canada her top research priority. Over the next five years, her work will focus on addressing health and healthcare service gaps for people who experience forced migration and who arrive in Canada under various protection streams.

A member of the campus community has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB), a slow-growing bacterium that can affect the lungs. While the risk of transmission is low, UVic is working closely with Island Health on protocols to identify, screen and treat those who may have been exposed.

On Oct. 25, Indigenous students, staff, faculty and community gathered in the First Peoples House following Coast Salish protocol to honour and recognize both J,SI峁圱EN and Qwul'thilum for their contributions to the name and logo for the new Office of the Vice-President Indigenous (OVPI).

Statement from UVic President Kevin Hall on the recent conflict in the Middle East.

UNFS wants to share a few updates on the changes they鈥檙e making based on the 2023 food survey.

Jeffrey Reading has spent more than two decades championing the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples across Canada, globally, and significantly, as a scholar at the 番茄社区. In June, Reading was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada.

UVic is participating in ShakeOut BC on Oct. 19. At 10:19 a.m., Drop, Cover and Hold On as part of the province-wide earthquake drill.

Both lanes of Ring Road, University Drive, and聽the section of McGill Road between Ring Road and West Campus Way聽will be closed on Sunday,聽Oct.聽1 from 9:30 a.m - 12:00 p.m.

On Sept. 29 and 30, the UVic flags will be lowered to pause, reflect and honour the children and survivors of residential schools, and acknowledge the lasting impacts that are felt to this day by their families and communities. UVic will be closed on Monday, Oct. 2 in observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

An incident of sexualized violence against a community member has been reported to Campus Security and Saanich police.

Unlearning colonial ways is a journey with many steps. For the 番茄社区, those next steps are grounded in language and ancestral teachings鈥攇uided by Indigenous communities鈥攖o ensure the work is done in a good way. UVic launches X史k史蓹n蓹艐 ist蓹l | W瘫然ENE峁圛STEL | Helping to move each other forward: UVic鈥檚 Indigenous Plan. With local Indigenous teachings and L蓹k虛史蓹艐蓹n and SEN膯O纽EN language woven throughout, this new plan proposes a fundamental rethinking of the institution鈥檚 approach to learning and work.

UVic's statement in support of Trans+ and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in response to protests against Trans+ content in Canadian K-12 schools.

On September 13, the university flags will be lowered in memory of two students, John and Emma, who passed away in a bus accident on the way to the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC) on this night in 2019.

UVic is committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment for all students, staff and faculty. When the university makes decisions that impact a particular community, it is important that those affected have an opportunity to inform the decisio鈥�