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Sharing knowledge: How UBC’s Xwi7xwa Library is helping community Aboriginal libraries better serve their communities
UBC’s Xwi7xwa Library has collaborated with a library in Abbotsford to make their own unique cataloging system for Aboriginal materials.
Aboriginal UnHistory Month exhibit at UBC Library
The exhibit looks at the topic of Canada’s 150 in relation to Indigenous peoples, and is open until August 30.
Five cohorts of Indigitization project participants unite for inaugural Indigitization Futures Forum at UBC
The Indigitization project brought past program participants together in June 2016 to discuss digitization practices and Indigenous knowledge in communities. The article appears in Issue 4 of BCLA Perspectives.
Take Part in the Conversation: Indigitization Futures Forum 2016
The Forum will be a space for past program participants to meet alongside others concerned with the management of Indigenous Knowledge in communities.
c̓əsnaʔəm Research Team at UBC Win the 2016 IDEA
c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city Susan Rowley and the c̓əsnaʔəm research team are one of two UBC research initiatives to be recognized by IDEA for 2015. c̓əsnaʔəm is an ancient village and cemetery of the Musqueam people located in the heart of Musqueam traditional, unceded territory, dating back over 4,000 years. The c̓əsnaʔəm team […]
Audio digitization and preservation grant program for BC Indigenous organizations
UBC Library is accepting applications for its Indigitization grant program until February 12.
Indigenous collections talk
Māori librarian Anahera Moheru presented an insightful look at indigenous peoples and library collections.
Housing the knowledge of indigenous people
Anahera Moheru’s talk will highlight how information professionals can build respectful collections.
Aboriginal history comes alive
A new exhibit at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre explores the Aboriginal history of Vancouver.