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! Image credit: Paul Joseph X̱wi7x̱wa Library (pronunciation) is a centre for academic and community Indigenous scholarship. Our collections and services reflect Indigenous approaches to teaching, learning, and research. To learn more about the […]
Applications for Rebuilding Relations Gathering Re-Open for Students and Community Members
All My Relations, 2018. Hand and laser-cut icons from the artist’s archives of plant-based works. Canson Rag Paper, magnets. 120″ X 36″ Photo Credit: Lina Samoukova We are re-opening participant applications for the Rebuilding Relations Gathering until September 25, 2026. We have space to invite up to ten additional participants. This round of applications is […]
X̱wi7x̱wa Archives joins UBC’s archival research database
Thank-you to the UBC Library Communications team for their original publication of this story! By Anna Moorhouse on June 18, 2026 Xwi7x̱wa Archives has joined Explore Archives at UBC, an online archival database created by UBC Library and UBC Okanagan (UBCO) Library to help researchers search through the university’s complete archival holdings. Explore Archives includes detailed records of the collections housed at the library’s […]
National Indigenous People’s Day
To honour and commemorate National Indigenous People’s Day, Xwi7xwa Library staff have curated a list of books that discuss Indigenous histories, poetry, survival, social conditions, youth, and identity. Memoirs From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle Call Number: YS T45 F76 2019 This debut memoir by Jesse Thistle, a Métis Cree scholar, explores issues Thistle faced […]
X̱wi7x̱wa LibGuide Changes
Our LibGuides look a little different! We’re making some changes to our LibGuides, here’s what to expect: Our guides will now follow best practices from UBC Library, this will make usability much easier for researchers! Updated information: we’re working through broken links and finding more current information. Reorganizing and consolidating information, this will make it […]