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By Anna Moorhouse on October 22, 2021
Xwi7xwa Library has curated several display cases at IKBLC feature books, photographs, archival documents and other unique materials relating to Residential Schools in Canada.
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By Anna Moorhouse on October 6, 2021
This year, Xwi7xwa Library and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences launched a new type of course activity which takes an integrative approach to pharmaceutical care, community research ethics, and library skills.
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By Library Communications on September 1, 2021
The library will close to the public temporarily due to construction related to the expansion of the First Nations Longhouse. Collections and services will remain accessible.
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By Anna Moorhouse on April 8, 2021
Xwi7xwa Library has launched a new Canvas course for students in NITEP, the Indigenous Teacher Education Program in the Faculty of Education at UBC.
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By michelle blackwell on September 17, 2019
Known for its extensive and unique collections that focus on Indigenous peoples in British Columbia, the library has been focusing efforts to acquire recordings made by current musicians, recordings of publicly available archival material and traditional materials.
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By Anna Moorhouse on June 3, 2019
June is recognized as Aboriginal History Month but at UBC Library we hold a tradition of (Un)History Month — a celebration and acknowledgement of the importance of Indigenous Peoples – not only in history – but in the present and future.
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By Jessica Woolman on June 23, 2017
UBC’s Xwi7xwa Library has collaborated with a library in Abbotsford to make their own unique cataloging system for Aboriginal materials.
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By michelle blackwell on March 9, 2017
Vancouver Trending: Books, seeds, tools, even humans are able to be borrowed from a variety of libraries in the Lower Mainland
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By Jessica Woolman on March 1, 2017
Xwi7xwa Library is moving lower used materials to two different locations on campus.
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By Clare Yow on September 15, 2016
The Daily Hive highlights a number of Library spaces as ideal study spots at the University.
Posted in Media coverage | Tagged with Asian Library, Chapman Learning Commons, David Lam Library, Education Library, Koerner Library, Law Library, links, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, Woodward Library, Xwi7xwa Library