32nd MMIWG2S Memorial March
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, 2023, beginning at Main and Hastings on the land of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh […]
Closed due to snow!
Due to the snow our staff are working from home and our branch is physically closed! For research assistance email xwi7xwa.library@ubc.ca and we will try our best to get you access to e-resources and, where possible, physical information sources nearest to you! We apologize for the inconvenience and will have updates posted here as soon […]
Happy Winter Solstice from Xwi7xwa Library!
Happy Winter Solstice everyone! Here are a few of our favourite highlights from 2022. Visits to UBC Farm, tours of PARC, our student librarian Justina Bruns setting up a display! Kayla Lar-Son and student librarian Kate Differ creating our Winter Solstice window display. Our student librarians Justina and Leah Vanderweide running programming for National […]
Celebrate Metis Week – November 13-19!
From November 13-19 we are celebrating Metis week! We’ve decorated our branch and created a display, come visit our location and learn more. Can’t make it campus? We gave a research guide you can find online: https://guides.library.ubc.ca/metisstudies
Xwi7xwa Library FNHL Series
From October 14 to November 4 Xwi7xwa Library (Karleen Delaurier-Lyle) will be hosting a series of presentations and workshops offered both virtually and in person (FNHL Longhouse Boardroom – 1985 West Mall). October 14 (1-2:30PM): Exploring Resources Does your assignment require peer-reviewed sources but you aren’t sure what that means? Are you unsure of the differences between […]