Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls
This new guide is to help in locating resources about Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) in Canada. Here you will find links to books, e-books, journals, articles, theses, videos, websites and more about this topic.
Winter 2019-2020 Course List
The list of courses with Indigenous content is now available! According to the 2019 University of British Columbia Course Calendar and departmental course descriptions, there are 114 courses, from 33 different departments, that have a significant amount of Indigenous content being offered for the Summer 2019 session. To download the course list click here. Xwi7xwa […]
MMIWG Selected Titles
MMIWG Selected Titles Stolen Sisters: the story of two missing girls, their families, and how Canada has failed Indigenous Women by Emmannuelle Walter In 2014, the nation was rocked by the brutal violence against young Aboriginal women Loretta Saunders, Tina Fontaine and Rinelle Harper. But tragically, they were not the only Aboriginal women to suffer that […]
X̱wi7x̱wa Library Architecture
We sometimes get questions here at X̱wi7x̱wa Library about our building’s architecture. For a brief overview of the Indigenous architectural inspiration for the library, see the “Our Building” tab on our website’s “About” page https://XX̱wi7x̱wa.library.ubc.ca/about/. The story of the design process behind the Longhouse and X̱wi7x̱wa Library might be of interest to some of […]
X̱wi7x̱wa Video Playlist
Did you know that you can watch X̱wi7x̱wa’s playlist of videos online? UBC Library uses a platform called McIntyre Media to stream videos we’ve subscribed to. Search the phrase “Mcintyre media” in simple search and filter the results to Online OR click this link. Select any of the titles on the list to see their […]
Research Guides at Xwi7xwa Library
Xwi7xwa Library has a wide range of carefully curated library research guides (also known as libguides), covering everything from Aboriginal Filmmakers to Indigenous Education K-12. These guides are particularly helpful places to start when looking for information about a specific disciple or subject area. Visit the portal to see all Xwi7xwa Library authored libguides.
Take a Break!
It’s a busy time of year and it’s important to give your brain a break. Although we have many resources to help you study and support your final papers, we also have titles that can help you unwind. Beading, cooking and recipes, coloring, leisure reading, comedy, and more! Here are few suggestions or ask […]