by Nikola Bates | Jan 27, 2023 | Reconciliation
By Grace Goudie/YR 49 Canada – NL September 30th marked a day unfamiliar for many on campus, but important for all. In Canada, September 30th is National Truth and Reconciliation Day, a relatively new holiday for Canadian and International students alike, having...
by Nikola Bates | Jun 29, 2022 | News, Reconciliation, Renew & Re-found
The journey of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and communities takes many forms, including visual acknowledgements of the land we are on. The new SENĆOŦEN language residence house names gifted by the Sc’ianew First Nation and introduced last fall remind every...
by Nikola Bates | Mar 3, 2022 | Reconciliation, Renew & Re-found
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...
by Nikola Bates | 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...
by Nikola Bates | Sep 17, 2021 | Reconciliation, Renew & Re-found
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...
by Nikola Bates | Jun 16, 2021 | Reconciliation, Renew & Re-found
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...
