Karleen Delaurier-Lyle
Holiday Services
Our team wishes everyone a safe and healthy holiday! Please note the following upcoming changes to our services. Research Services & Hours Available: email karleen.delaurier-lyle@ubc.ca December 24, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM From December 29 to 31, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Return to regular hours beginning January 4, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM See […]
Explore Research Guides: Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Studies
Explore Research Guides: Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Studies Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Studies is an interdisciplinary field grounded in the languages, cultures, histories, geographies, identities and contemporary experiences of Indigenous peoples in relation to gender and sexual expression. See the LibGuide: https://guides.library.ubc.ca/twospiritandindigenousqueerstudies Indian Residential School System in Canada To assist in learning more about Residential Schools, find books […]
Branch Updates
October 10, 2022 On Tuesday October 12, Xwi7xwa Library will officially open and we are excited to welcome everyone back to our branch! Visit us Monday to Friday from 9AM-5PM! July 11, 2022 This summer we will have virtual drop-in reference hours Monday-Friday from 11AM-3PM. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting URL: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/66781313244?pwd=VVB1WVJhVU91bjBobkRWVUkyc2lXdz09 Meeting ID: 667 8131 […]
September 30 Closure
Our services will be closed on September 30th to honour #OrangeShirtDay. On this day we will be supporting our families, friends, communities, and one another. Our team will be participating in the Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day from 11:45 AM – 2:00 PM; we encourage you to join us. See: https://bit.ly/3kyn9dr We will also […]
We’re Hiring for Student Positions!
Are you a student at the UBC School of Information? We’re hiring for the following positions (10 hrs/wk): ID : 889979 Indigenous Public Services Student Librarian ID : 889981 Indigenous Technical Services Student Librarian ID : 889974 Xwi7xwa Archives Curation & Digitization Assistant Process to access the Job Descriptions (JD) and apply: Start here, please read the important […]
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 […]
A Conversation with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer
UBC Library presents, in partnership with UBC Forestry and the Simon K. Y. Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre, a conversation with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer on Friday, January 29 (1:00 -2:30 p.m. PST). The acclaimed author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants will be joined by moderators, Dr. […]
Rattle making Workshop with LadyBear
Online workshop for UBC Indigenous Students, Staff, Faculty & Community members. Registration full & closed. Updates The first workshop has been rescheduled for March 5 & 12 due to unforeseen circumstances; we apologize for any scheduling conflicts and thank participants for their patience! Should you have any questions or need to cancel please contact: Tamis.cochrane@ubc.ca […]
Using Xwi7xwa Library’s Research Guides
Register here! Join us January 19, 2021 from 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Xwi7xwa Library’s Research Guides are a collection of resources gathered to support common questions we receive from patrons. Patterned patron curiosity informs what topics Xwi7xwa’s guides cover but they must also speak to an individual’s relationship to the topic, therefore the scope of perspectives the guides […]
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 […]