Originally Published by Anne Russell, Oct 6, 2014 in UFV Today Dr. Gwendolyn Point will be the new Chancellor of the University of the Fraser Valley.Point will take over from Dr. Brian Minter, who was UFV’s first Chancellor and served two terms stretching from 2008 to 2014. She will be installed as Chancellor at a […]
SIETAR 2014 Congress Video Sts’ailes Written By Shirley Hardman, Indigenous Affairs Senior Advisor, and Marcella LaFever Ph.D Holland, Germany, Australia, and from across the United States; these are just a few of the places that scholars traveled from to share their knowledge and to learn about “Shaping Identity: Land, People, Systems”the theme of the […]
Outcomes Report for the Indigenizing the Academy Conference August 26-28 2012 Summary Report on Outcomes ITA Dr. Ken Brealey, Associate Dean of Faculty, College of Arts University of the Fraser Valley, October 8 2013 Introduction The Indigenizing the Academy Conference (ITA) was held at the Gathering Center at the new Canada Education Park […]
Indigenizing the Academy report
On September 18, 2013, a day-long collection of learning events, on-going displays, and interactive activities was held at UFV in conjunction with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) national event in Vancouver, which ran Sept. 18–21. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has a federally assigned mandate to learn the truth about what happened in the Indian […]
View the keynote address by Dr Jo-Ann Episkenew, University of Saskatchewan here. 4 R’s of Education Respect, Reciprocity, Relevance, Responsibility Dr. Jo-Ann Episkenew