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In the midst of a toxic drug crisis in BC, learn how UVic is taking steps to make campus safer for everyone.
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Indigenous communities of the Salish Sea

A new map installed in the library offers a starting point to learning about historic, modern-day and non-treaty relationships of the region. 

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Territory acknowledgement

We acknowledge and respect the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

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New territory acknowledgement video
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Northern communities lead clean energy conversations
Loreisa Lepine with a Blackcap Raspberry bush, an Indigenous plant.
A Place of Medicine: inaugural Indigenous Land Steward
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The first national assessment of kelp forests as blue carbon
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UVic’s first Climate Science graduates
Christine Webster.
Leading with Ancestral Knowledge
Ashley Wehrhahn in the First Peoples House at UVic.
Indigenous law grad finds community at heart of experience
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Supporting community during challenging times
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IN CANADA FOR MAKING RESEARCH ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC

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IN NORTH AMERICA FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION

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SUSTAINABLE INDEX RANKING FOR AIR AND CLIMATE IN NORTH AMERICA

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