A decade-long journey of transformative education has made all the difference for one group of UFV faculty members — now, they’re using what they learned to help prepare the next generation of teachers.   With several Calls to Action in 2015’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report directly linked to education, many UFV instructors are rising to…

  Dr. Anna Griffith believes education is one of the most powerful tools for creating a better, more sustainable world. That’s why she’s taken on the role of Changemaker Curriculum Developer in the Teaching and Learning Centre. UFV’s changemaking principles of inclusive empowerment; decolonization and Indigenization; sustainable futures; and reciprocity respond to UFV’s new Institutional…

Two Indigenous scholars from the east and west coasts are working together to develop a dynamic, multilingual platform for Indigenous terminology that can be used in libraries, archives, museums, and information systems worldwide. Camille Callison, UFV's University Librarian, and Dr. Stacy Allison-Cassin, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, are co-leaders of…

Lorna Andrews doesn’t have an easy job, but she has an important one. As UFV’s Teaching and Learning Specialist with a focus on Indigenization, she helps faculty and staff understand issues regarding colonial impacts on Indigenous people and the need to work towards reconciliation in Canada. For her efforts, she is being recognized as the…

Three decades ago, in a different life, professional actor Robert Harding sat with a friend — one of New Zealand's top Maori actors — watching a news report showing Indigenous peoples protesting Columbus Day on New York City streets.  "Pete turned to me, and said, 'What're the Indians so upset about, mate?'" Harding recalls. "When…

Mark Point has been appointed Chair of the newly formed Indigenization Committee of Senate at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). The prominent Sto:lo member, educator, and author has been involved with Indigenization of the curriculum and the culture of UFV since 2005. UFV Indigenous studies professor Wenona Victor has been named Vice-Chair and…

National Aboriginal Day was Sunday, June 21 Posted on behalf of Shirley Hardman, UFV Senior Advisor on Indigenous Affairs National Aboriginal Day on Sunday, June 21 celebrates the unique heritage and diverse culture of indigenous people -- it also presents an opportunity to reflect on the outcomes of The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada…