In the News | Weekly News Briefing
Each week, we feature a few articles about Indigenous news, issues and initiatives with a local, national and global focus. We feature these as an educational resource, and they should not be construed as an official stance or reflective of the opinions or beliefs of the Institute, CIS staff or faculty. Keep up with In the News here.
News
Statement in Support of Our Trans+, Two-Spirit, and Indigiqueer Community Members
Statement in support of our trans+, Two-Spirit, and Indigiqueer community members: These are troubled and troubling times, but such times also remind us what matters most. Amidst the rising tide of settler colonial transphobia, homophobia, racism, and anti-immigrant rhetoric at the highest levels of government in Canada and elsewhere across the industrialized West, the Institute […]
CIS Faculty Highlighted in UBC Arts Top 5 Stories of 2024
UBC Arts’ Top 5 Arts stories from 2024 features two contributions from CIS Faculty! Dr. Pasang Yangjee Sherpa’s How Pasang Yangjee Sherpa honours Indigenous wisdom on her quest for climate justice and Dr. David Gaertner’s Indigenous data stewardship stands against extractivist AI became two of the most read stories of the entirety of 2024. Read […]
Statements
Women’s Memorial March – February 14th 2022 Class Cancellations
Dear CIS Community Members, In 1992, the first Women’s Memorial March was held in response to the murder of a woman on Powell Street in the Downtown Eastside. CIS will be cancelling classes on Monday February 14th, 2022 in support of the 31st Annual February 14 Women’s Memorial March. Our annual class cancellation on February […]
Statement on St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School Findings
February 1st, 2022 The news of the location of 93 unmarked graves at the St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School near the community of Williams Lake First Nation is a reminder of the tragic history of Indigenous children in Residential schools. We at CIS recognize these revelations should not be ignored and we should all come […]