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First Nations Begin Ground Search at the Lejac Residential School Site – The Tyee
It’s the first step in a long process that will be led by survivors, the Nadleh Whut’en and Stellat’en nations say. Nearly 50 years after the Lejac Residential School closed, survivors who attended the institution are leading a search for answers about children who never returned home. It’s hoped that the search, which is expected […]
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SSHRC and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation announce the results of the Reconciliation Network in Response to Call to Action 65 (RN CTA-65) funding opportunity
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) have announced an investment of approximately $6 million over five years to support six partnership grants through the Reconciliation Network in Response to Call to Action 65 (RN CTA-65) to advance our collective understanding of reconciliation. This unique opportunity, launched in November 2022, […]
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Archaeology conference aims to centre Indigenous perspectives in work on ancestral sites – CBC
May 13, 2024 Tying archaeological findings to creation stories would deepen understanding of history, says organizer Beneath the rolling hills around Lethbridge, now tinged with green after the past week’s rain, understanding of the past is lodged in the landscape itself. It’s here, at the city’s university, that archaeologists have gathered to listen and learn […]
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Researchers criticized after response overwhelms YK project – Cabin Radio
May 10, 2024 A university research team’s trip to take samples at a Yellowknife mall created a situation that one Indigenous resident says was “degrading, wrong, offensive and discriminatory.” Gerri Sharpe said a team from the Indigenous Global Health Research Group was collecting blood samples from Indigenous people at Yellowknife’s Centre Square Mall last November. […]
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Tri-agency Interdisciplinary Peer Review Committee moves beyond pilot phase, second-year results announced
After a successful three-year-long pilot phase, Canada’s three federal research funding agencies—the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)—are pleased to announce that the Tri-agency Interdisciplinary Peer Review Committee (TAIPR) will continue as a regular feature of the three agencies’ flagship funding opportunities. This signals […]
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Large study shows caribou herds in B.C., Alberta growing from wolf culls, cow pens – The Province
Apr 23, 2024 “If we don’t shoot wolves, given the state of the habitat that industry and government have allowed, we will lose caribou,” said Clayton Lamb, one of 34 co-authors of a newly published study in the journal Ecological Applications. Fresh research suggests western Canada’s once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same […]
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Strengthening Canadian research and innovation
April 19, 2024 Gen Z and millennials are the engine of our economy. Everything that is created, built, served, and sold in Canada is increasingly being done by millennials and Gen Z. They’re the young parents, the students doing cutting-edge research, the young entrepreneurs with startup ideas. Canada’s success depends on their success. To secure […]
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Exceptional faculty members celebrated as 2024’s Researchers of the Year – UBC
April 16, 2024 UBCO researchers recognized for outstanding work and scholarly activity UBC Okanagan is celebrating three inspiring faculty members whose research is making a difference on some of the most pressing issues in society. The prestigious Researcher of the Year awards recognize individuals who are making the world a better place through excellence in […]
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UBCIC Stands with ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ (Ahousaht) First Nation on Release of Phase 1 Report on Residential School Research and Scanning
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – April 11, 2024) Yesterday, ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ (Ahousaht) First Nation announced the Phase 1 results of ʔahʔiiḥčp ʔukʷiłʔiqḥmuut (Honouring our Ancient Ones) Residential School Research Project. Their careful, in depth research into two Indian residential schools located within their territories has detailed likely and potential unmarked […]
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New RSC Policy Briefing: “Health Research System Recovery: Strengthening Canada’s Health Research System After the COVID-19 Pandemic”
[Ottawa, April 11, 2024) – The RSC has released its latest report titled “Health Research System Recovery: Strengthening Canada’s Health Research System after the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The report goes beyond preparing for the next pandemic or health emergency by outlining how to comprehensively reshape Canada’s health research system. Co-Chair of the Working Group, Dr. Sharon […]
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