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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 […]

Métis Week 2024

The week of November 16th (November 10-16) Xwi7xwa Library is celebrating Métis Week 2024! We decorated the branch and pulled some resources for you to learn more about Métis and the contributions of Honourable Louis Riel. We even have some colouring pages and word searches you can take home with you 😊   If you can’t […]

X̱wi7x̱wa Fall Recap 2024

Fall has come and gone! From welcome back events to volunteering at Indigenous graduation, our staff have been busy these last few months. For the second year in a row our branch participated in the UBC Library Crawl where we welcomed visitors with tea, desk buddies, and snacks. Our Acting Head, Kayla Lar-Son, couldn’t help […]

Call for Proposals – Keeping it ReAL 2024 & BCALS Knowledge and Idea Exchange

Call for Proposals Extended to October 15 Keeping it ReAL 2024 & BCALS Knowledge and Idea Exchange Keeping it ReAL 2024 is a free workshop for librarians, archivists, library workers, and students interested in research. Our aim is to foster a research culture in British Columbia’s academic libraries and to create an open and supportive […]

10 Texts by Indigenous Authors of BC to Read for Orange Shirt Day

September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Known amongst Indigenous and grassroots organizations as Orange Shirt Day, it honours and upholds Survivors and intergenerational Survivors of the Indian residential school system, while commemorating those who never returned home. This year, UBC English Language & Literatures partnered with X̱wi7x̱wa Library to spotlight 10 texts written by […]