The Gene Joseph Scholarship
In 1997, the British Columbia Library Association, the First Nations Interest Group, and the University of British Columbia First Nations House of Learning created an endowed scholarship in honour of Gene Joseph (MLS, 1982). The Gene Joseph Scholarship is awarded to an Aboriginal graduate student at the University of British Columbia’s School of Library Archives and Information Studies (SLAIS). […]
Celebrate Freedom to Read Week
Celebrate Freedom to Read Week! February 23 – March 1, 2014 From “Champions of Free Expression”: “Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Freedom to read can never be taken […]
The February 11th “Speaking My Truth” dialogue session
The February 11th “Speaking My Truth” dialogue session, held at the First Nations Longhouse, presented a unique opportunity for discussion with Shelagh Rogers, Mike Degagné, and Glen Lowry, three creators of the book, Speaking My Truth: Reflections on Reconciliation and Residential Schools. The conversation that took place between the audience and these three speakers was […]
Women’s Memorial March
Notice – Women’s Memorial March Carnegie Hall (Main St and Hastings St.) 11 am, Friday, Feb 14, 2014 In January 1991, a women was murdered in the downtown east side of Vancouver. The resulting movement of this murder was an annual march on Valentine’s Day to honour the lives of missing and murdered women.This movement […]
Indigenous Special Issue – Cataloging & Classification Quarterly – Call For Papers!
Guest editors, Cheryl Metoyer and Ann Doyle, invite contributions to an Indigenous Special Issue of Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. This special issue aims to engage an international and interdisciplinary dialogue about Indigenous approaches to cataloguing and classification. It includes theoretical and applied research that examines processes of representing and organizing documents or their resultant products […]
Honouring our Aboriginal Veterans: Remembrance Day Collections at Xwi7xwa
North American Indian Thought and Culture database has many interesting resources about both World Wars. Here are some examples: Photos: http://tinyurl.com/l9zqwh9 http://tinyurl.com/moel2rm http://tinyurl.com/l4sw573 An interesting bio about Navajo Code talkers: http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/ibio/ibio.result.epages.aspx?code=S10018622-D000007.htm Those aboriginal individuals wounded in action WW II: http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/ibio/ibio.result.epages.aspx?code=S10018622-D000009.htm Some of the items in the Xwi7xwa collection related to […]
Hockey, hell on earth, and healing: A review of Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse
“Hockey’s grace and poetry make men beautiful.” – Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese I have read exactly two books about hockey. The first, the Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier, is now a celebrated story, so quintessentially CanCon that it counts among its adaptations both a National Film Board animated short and the five-dollar bill. There are those who […]
Indigenous librarianship and approaches to knowledge organization needed for National Research Centre
This post is a follow-up to last week’s report on the TRC B.C. National event panel “Institutions of Memory” and discussion of the role of academic institutions in the process of reconciliation. While Mike DeGagné, President and Vice-Chancellor of Nipissing University and former executive director of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, acknowledged the university as an “academy of […]
TRC academic panel explores roles of universities and libraries in reconciliation
The TRC B.C. National Event academic panel, “Institutions of Memory,” held on Saturday September 21st at the PNE Forum was a discussion of future directions and planning for the National Research Centre.
Xwi7xwa Library Closed Sept 18 for TRC Events
Xwi7xwa Library – Closed on Sept 18, 2013 The Xwi7xwa Library is closed on September 18 for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s British Columbia National Event. Xwi7xwa staff will be participating in events at the PNE grounds and on the UBC campus. All other branches of UBC Library are providing full service during […]
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