Indigenous news from UVic
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Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciliation
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Guide to Indigenous languages in Canada
UVic social work student Santanna Hernandez's path to university was full of twists and turns—much like the Columbia River cutting through her hometown of Trail, BC. Now a mother
of four, Hernandez will graduate from UVic in 2019 and is currently applying to medical schools.
Alumna Fern Perkins says her UVic education in the 1960s and 1970s saved her from a life of poverty and despair. Years later, she unlocked the secrets of her true Indigenous
identity.
Cindy Blackstock will present "Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciliation" at UVic's First Peoples House on Nov. 14. On Nov. 13, as part of Fall Convocation, UVic will acknowledge
Blackstock for her many achievements, presenting her and Spirit Bear with honorary degrees.
A new guide by UVic researcher Onowa McIvor invites everyone to embark on an Indigenous language learning journey. "The most powerful act of reconciliation that
anybody could do in terms of Indigenous languages is to learn the Indigenous language of the land they are on," says McIvor.
On the 11th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Sept. 13, 2007), the Canadian Commission on UNESCO published this
three-page quick-facts and tips guide to Indigenous languages in Canada.
Walking along the foothills of the northern Peruvian Amazon, 14 UVic environmental studies students—along with instructors Ana Maria Peredo and Kate Turner and mentors Murdith
McLean and Frederique Apffel-Marglin—embarked on a unique learning experience this spring that wove together ecology, economy and spirituality in an Indigenous setting.