Recognizing the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day to reflect on and recognize the lives that were lost and impacted by the residential school system.
Open Letter from Indigenous Caucus – Time to Reflect
Hopefully, our letters this month have led you to reflect and contemplate how you can contribute to reconciliation.
Open Letter from Indigenous Caucus – Understanding the Indigenous perspective
From the perspective of the School of Engineering Indigenous Caucus, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is an important document, and serves as a framework towards reconciliation.
Open Letter from Indigenous Caucus – Recent history
As the UBC Okanagan Engineering Indigenous Caucus, we think it is important to build awareness about these tough subjects, and maintain a dialogue to uncover what we can do as engineers, and aspiring engineers, to seek out reconciliation while ending a negative cycle.
Indigenizing of Engineering
Associate Professor Ian Foulds, the UBC Okanagan Principal’s Research Chair (Tier 1) in Indigenous Reconciliation in Engineering, is passionate about engaging and consulting with Indigenous communities in engineering contexts.
Bringing Indigenous perspectives and best practices into the classroom
New funding will bring Indigenous-focused modules into the Engineering curriculum.