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X̱wi7x̱wa Library

Xwi7xwa Library is a centre for academic and community Indigenous scholarship. Its collections and services reflect Aboriginal approaches to teaching, learning, and research. Everyone is welcome to visit Xwi7xwa Library.

  • Everyone is Welcome!

    Visit us for research help, to see our  collections, or to find a place to study. At Xwi7xwa Library everyone is welcome! Read More

  • Indigenous Land Based Activism Research Guide

    This research guide is intended for students, faculty, and researchers to use and locate resources to help their understanding of the complexities surrounding Indigenous spatial and land based activism. It focuses specifically on strategies for researching contemporary Indigenous struggles over spatial justice. Because grassroots struggles for justice are not always well represented within academic literature, this guide provides additional research […] Read More

  • New Distance Research Guide

    Our Distance Research Guide is intended for UBC students, faculty, staff, and researchers who have been impacted by the recent changes in services due to global health concerns. It has updates, information on getting your devices connected to UBC services, and tips and tricks for researching Indigenous topics remotely. View our other research guides here. Our staff […] Read More

  • Xwi7xwa Library Spotlight: Online Resources

    Did you know that UBC Library has thousands of full online copies of their most popular books? At Xwi7xwa, we have some of the most popular/circulating materials available online for students & faculty to access, as well as streaming videos through McIntyre Media. If you need help finding resources or alternative resources to a print […] Read More

  • Covid 19 Updates

        NEW   Xwi7xwa Library – Distance Research Guide April 3, 2020 – Update Xwi7xwa Library will be closed to the public until April 30. We are working remotely! Email at xwi7xwa.library@ubc.ca or karleen.delaurier-lyle@ubc.ca for inquiries. Information specifically about UBC Library is available in the banner on the UBC Library website, as well as […] Read More

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Xwi7xwa Library is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. We thank Musqueam for welcoming us and for sharing their teachings and scholarship. To learn more about Musqueam contributions to UBC Library collections, please visit our Musqueam: Land Beneath Our Feet research guide.