Wed, September 25, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. How do we teach our students about the importance and significance of acknowledging the diversity of this place, the unceded traditional territory of the Musqueam people?
During this session we will:
Discuss the importance of teaching students about local histories and the diversity of British Columbia. Facilitators will explain approaches, resources and research that they have developed as a way to engage students and others in this conversation.
Musqueam Elder Larry Grant will share his perspectives and ways he approaches teaching students about the local histories that are present here on campus. He will outline how his role as the Elder in Residence at the First Nations House of Learning has been a way to connect with students and how he does this through sharing his stories and experiences.
UBC First Nations Studies Program Alumni Sarah Ling and Spencer Lindsay will present their project Decolonizing Knowledge. This project was created to raise staff and student awareness regarding the history of Totem Park Residence (Totem Pole Park) and the Indigenous names in use.
Hanae Tsukada, CTLT Teaching, Learning and Professional Development Coordinator will discus her recent work that focuses on a timeline project she has developed that documents historical events involving Aboriginal students at UBC, such as the first Aboriginal graduate and the creation of programs for Aboriginal students, while locating the events in the institutional, provincial, or national contexts.
Location: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre - Chilcotin Room 256 - 256