UBC Applied Science has presented the following Indigenous Engagement-related events. Browse each event information page to learn more and to watch the recordings.
Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day
On Saturday, September 31, 2023, the Faculties of Applied Science and Land and Food Systems hosted an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day.
Weaving Relations Launch Event
This is a celebration of the official launch of Weaving Relations, a course exploring Indigenous histories, people, and contexts, as well as settler colonialism in Canada, developed by the Faculty of Applied Science and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems.
Reconciliation + Design 2023: Dialogue 4 - Community Values and Goals in Technical Specifications
Join us for a discussion led by Miriam Berndt. In August 2022, Miriam launched her practice “Land-Based Art+Design”. She seeks to uncover land-based stories to inform design expressions and innovations that confront the colonial paradigm and promote a regenerative future.
Reconciliation + Design 2023: Dialogue 3 - Indigenous ways of knowing and being
This session is led by Wanda Rockthunder. Wanda is a Nêhiyaw Iskwêw (Cree Woman) with Treaty Status from Treaty 4 Territory and a registered band member of Piapot Cree Nation (under the Indian Act). Wanda has spent a lifetime learning, and her academic background is in philosophy, education, business, and Indigenous ways of knowing.
Reconciliation + Design 2023: Dialogue 2 - Synthesis
This discussion is led by Colleen O'Toole. Colleen has worked with Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd. since 2008, after completing a degree in Environmental Engineering. She loves to bring together multi-disciplinary teams to support development of designs guided by local knowledge holders and reflecting community culture, tradition, and values.
Reconciliation + Design 2023: Dialogue 1 - Truth
Kyle Monkman leads the conversation. Kyle was born and raised in the Red River Valley of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has Métis and Ukrainian ancestry. He is completing his Ph.D thesis in the department of physics. Kyle speaks about his activist roles, and the importance of looking to our Indigenous leaders.
Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day
Join us for an intergenerational march to commemorate Orange Shirt Day. The march is intergenerational, and aims to be educational and supportive to the Indigenous community on campus and beyond.
Reconciliation + Design Dialogue Series
This series is co-designed and led by UBC Civil Engineering Assistant Professor of Teaching Pam Wolf and Civil Engineering graduate student Danilo Caron. Applied science invites anyone who reflects on reconciling their design processes to join the conversation.
Harm is Not Historical
In June 2022, UBC’s Applied Science's EDI.I Office presented a National Indigenous History Month event. This thought-provoking virtual panel featured discussion surrounding Indigenous resilience, strength, and self-determination in health care, resource extraction, mining, and the environment.
Reconciliation + Design 2022: Dialogue 4 - Community Values and Goals in Technical Specifications
In this session, Cory Douglas communicates the cultural history of Canada along with the development of design strategies through decolonization. He is a Squamish Nation member with Haida and Tsimshian ancestry, and he brings over 25 years of local experience in art and architectural design.
Reconciliation + Design 2022: Dialogue 3 - Synthesis
Nalaine Morin is a nationally recognized professional who has managed environmental reviews of several large resource development projects on behalf of Indigenous Peoples. In this discussion, Nalaine bridges cultural understanding by drawing connections between Indigenous traditional knowledge and western science.
Reconciliation + Design 2021: Dialogue 2 - Indigenous ways of knowing, and being
Join us for the second dialogue of the Reconciliation + Design Series. These dialogues are a scaled Indigenization complement to decolonization curriculum. Applied science invites anyone who reflects on reconciling their design processes to join the conversation. This is an interdisciplinary conversation on reconciliation and design.
Reconciliation + Design 2021: Dialogue 1 - Truth
Join us for the first dialogue of the Reconciliation + Design Series: Truth. These dialogues are a scaled Indigenization complement to decolonization curriculum. Applied science invites anyone who reflects on reconciling their design processes to join the conversation. This is an interdisciplinary conversation on reconciliation and design.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On Thursday September 30, 2021 the Faculty of Applied Science, along with Land and Food Systems, Forestry and Science hosted an Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day.