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Indigenous Scholarship at Xwi7xwa Library

Indigenous Scholarship at Xwi7xwa Library

By Jessica Woolman on June 4, 2012

  Xwi7xwa (pronounced “whei-wha”) means “echo” in the Squamish language. Guided by Raven, symbol of creativity and learning, the Library strives to echo First Nations and Aboriginal voices and scholarship through its collections, instructional services and programs, and guides. Xwi7xwa Library is the only Aboriginal branch of a university library in Canada. Mapping Knowledges at […]

Posted in General | Tagged with aboriginal, First Nations, Xwi7xwa Library

Aboriginal (Un)History month: Cultivating Conversations

Aboriginal (Un)History month: Cultivating Conversations

By Jessica Woolman on May 30, 2012

The University of British Columbia Point Grey campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking Musqueam people. We thank Musqueam for its hospitality and support of our work.  UBC Library, in partnership with the Musqueam Indian Band, the Centre for Teaching and Learning Technology and the Museum of Anthropology, […]

Posted in Events | Tagged with aboriginal, collaboration, community engagement, First Nations, UBC

First Nations portrait donation/exhibition featured in UBC Reports

By Glenn Drexhage on March 10, 2010

An exhibition of First Nations portraits, on display during March 2010 at the Learning Centre Gallery, is featured in the latest edition of UBC Reports. B.C. artist Patricia Richardson Logie recently donated the portrait collection to UBC Library. “We’re grateful for Patricia’s donation to UBC Library,” Ingrid Parent, University Librarian, says. “Her portraits of Aboriginal […]

Posted in Media coverage | Tagged with donation, exhibitions, First Nations

UBC Library and Learning Centre featured in CPSLD Newsletter

By Glenn Drexhage on May 26, 2008

The latest issue of the CPSLD Newsletter – a publication from the Council of Post Secondary Library Directors features updates from UBC Library. The coverage includes news from Library branches such as Law, Koerner, Xwi7xwa and Asian, as well as notes on the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences 2008, the opening of the Chung Collection, […]

Posted in Media coverage | Tagged with Chung Collection, First Nations, IKBLC

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