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X̱wi7x̱wa Library

X̱wi7x̱wa 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 X̱wi7x̱wa Library.

  • Everyone is Welcome!

    Visit us for research help, to see our  collections, or to find a place to study. At X̱wi7x̱wa Library everyone is welcome! Read More

  • Explore Research Guides: xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and UBC

    Explore Research Guides: Decolonization & Anti-Racism One of the plans for UBC’s path on Decolonization is the Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP). This guide was created to assist researchers learn about decolonization, anti-racism, and how to partake in the ISP goals through research. See the LibGuide: Decolonization & Anti-Racism xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) & UBC The University of British Columbia […] Read More

  • Branch Updates

    October 25, 2021 Looking for research assistance? Our designated research hours are 11AM-3PM Monday to Friday in the Elder’s Lounge of the FNHL Longhouse (1985 West Mall, First Nations House of Learning Longhouse). You can also reach us via email: xwi7xwa.library@ubc.ca or schedule a time to meet via Zoom. We understand the construction and closure has […] Read More

  • NEW Decolonization & Anti-Racism Research Guide

    We are pleased to release our newest research guide: Decolonization & Racism Research Guide. This guide was created to assist folks interested in decolonial & anti-racist research, projects, class assignments, and course work. With the 2020 launch of UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP) we realize many people will be interested in how they can incorporate the […] Read More

  • Critical Indigenous Literacy Kits for Children’s Picture Books

    Xwi7xwa Library is pleased to present our Critical Indigenous Literacy kits for children’s picture books. You can find our kits online by visiting the Critical Indigenous Literacy tab here. Critical literacy requires us to go beyond what we read on the page and to consider the larger narrative in which a text is situated, asking questions […] Read More

  • Two people sitting in front of a television. Text reads Tips to find streaming video at Xwi7xwa Library

    Find Streaming Video at Xwi7xwa

    Looking for streaming video at Xwi7xwa Library? We’ve got a couple of tips to search the library catalogue to find what you’re looking for: First you’ll want to login to the library website using your CWL: https://login.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/login To look for a particular title, at the basic search, enter a keyword (use AND, OR, NOT or […] 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.