As UVic's Impact Chair in Indigenous Art Practices, Carey Newman took the Witness Blanket's message to a global audience as part of the cultural programming at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Author, community organizer and social justice advocate Colleen Hele-Cardinal will share and reflect upon her experiences growing up in a non-Indigenous household as a 鈥�60s scoop adoptee as the keynote event of UVic鈥檚 fourth annual Humanities Week.
In learning how nations and citizens commemorate history, we can reflect on the political use鈥攁nd manipulation鈥攐f collective memory, say UVic researchers Oliver and Beate Schmidtke.
Art has the power to both inspire and be a powerful catalyst for change, says inaugural Impact Chair in Indigenous Art Practices Carey Newman of UVic鈥檚 Faculty of Fine Arts.
Acclaimed writer and recent UVic grad Kim Senklip Harvey recalls her life to date in ceremonies鈥攁nd lineups, many lineups.
Renowned Indigenous jurist and alumna Marion Buller is named UVic's next chancellor. The appointment reflects and advances UVic鈥檚 commitment to being open to learning and doing things in a new way to advance truth and reconciliation.
Renowned Indigenous jurist and alumna Marion Buller is named UVic's next chancellor. The appointment reflects and advances UVic鈥檚 commitment to being open to learning and doing things in a new way to advance truth and reconciliation.
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Newly installed 番茄社区 President Kevin Hall is the first president of the university to seek permission to work on the territory of local First Nations before taking office.
Most campus services, including CARSA, UVic Libraries, Advising, Office of the Registrar and the Bookstore will be closed on Sept. 30 to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
This year鈥檚 Orange Shirt Day programming at UVic will take place from September 27-29. The recent discovery of hundreds of unreported graves at former residential schools has made this year鈥檚 activities even more meaningful and significant.
Where truth and reconciliation stand at Canadian universities
UVic鈥檚 newest president, Dr. Kevin Hall, is an energetic innovator and a civil engineer with a deep commitment to the environment, reconciliation and widening the pathways to university.
Adventurer, father, lifelong learner and proud M茅tis, Ry Moran (BA 鈥�02) has joined UVic as the inaugural Associate University Librarian 鈥� Reconciliation.
A group of 24 scientists from across the world came together to explore long-standing problems associated with narrow definitions of success and impact in science. They advocate for change.
President Kevin Hall comments on the need for UVic to address its role in perpetuating colonial systems and violence inflicted on Indigenous people by exploring its historic partnerships and relationships.
