UBC Today Article – Inside X̱wi7x̱wa Library, Canada’s only Indigenous branch of an academic library
This May 2024 Meadhbh Monahan interviewed Xwi7xwa Librarians: Kayla Lar-Son, Taya Jardine, and Karleen Delaurier-Lyle about the library and its supports. To read the full article follow this link: https://ubctoday.ubc.ca/stories/inside-xwi7xwa-library-canadas-only-indigenous-branch-academic-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! 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 […]
Come Explore the Seed Lending Library
Spring is here! As we enter the warmer and rainier days and a moment of rest between terms, it is a perfect time to explore the UBC Seed Lending Library. The Seed Lending Library is open to everyone and there are three libraries you can find it in: the Education Library, Woodward Library, and Xwi7xwa […]
Shaping Climate Justice through Indigenous Knowledge
About: The UBC Centre for Climate Justice will host a dialogue between Jeannette Armstrong and Christine Winter on Monday, March 25 from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM to discuss how Indigenous knowledge shapes climate justice. The event will begin with presentations by each speaker and will be followed by a discussion, moderated by Naomi Klein. […]
33rd Annual Women’s Memorial March
About: Beginning in 1992 after the murder of a woman on Powell Street in Vancouver, the Women’s Memorial March takes place every Valentine’s Day in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES). The march continues three decades on and will take place on February 14th, 2024, beginning at Main and Hastings on the land of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), […]