Mar 3, 2022 | Reconciliation
Editor’s Note: Pearson College UWC is proud to support to an initiative that could see an Indigenous Protected Area established in this area which would include a 14-hectare College-owned undeveloped property adjoining the main campus. Please check out the full...
Nov 21, 2021 | Reconciliation
On a special day, before a full house in the McConnell Theatre, Chief Russell Chipps of the Sc’ianew First Nation and Elders Rick Peter and Henry (Hank) Chipps officially celebrated with the campus community the gift of new SENĆOŦEN language names and artwork for five...
Sep 17, 2021 | Reconciliation
Editor’s Note: As many readers know, our campus is located on the unceded territory of the Sc’ianew First Nation. Recently, our Director of Learning Emily Coolidge shared a letter with the campus community on behalf of the Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan Working...
Jun 16, 2021 | Reconciliation
Editor’s Note: The story below was written in the wake of an announcement by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation of the discovery the remains of up to 215 Indigenous children buried on the grounds of the closed Kamloops (British Columbia) Indian Residential...
Jun 3, 2021 | Reconciliation
We grieve, remember, and stand in solidarity with those who suffered trauma and harm at the former residential school in Kamloops, or any other residential school in BC and Canada. Our hearts go out to the families and communities who are impacted by this discovery,...
Feb 16, 2021 | Reconciliation
As most alumni and friends of Pearson College UWC know, we on campus are privileged to live and learn on the unceded territory of the Sc’ianew (Beecher Bay) First Nation. Last November, the College’s Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan was approved by the Board of...
