Skip to
global menu
.
Skip to
primary navigation
.
Skip to
secondary navigation
.
Skip to
page content
.
Sign out
Sign in
to online tools
UVic
Search
UVic home
COVID-19
Admissions
Academics
Research
Library
Students
Faculty & staff
Online tools
Return to
global menu
.
Skip to
primary navigation
.
Skip to
secondary navigation
.
Skip to
page content
.
University
of Victoria
Indigenous Studies
Search
Search
Search
Search
Search Indigenous Studies
Search for people
Search for departments
Search for experts
Search for news
Search for resources
Navigation
Home
Programs & courses
Community
Our people
In this section
home
news
Indigenous news from UVic
Alumna transforms darkness into light
Alumna and artist Francis Dick's new solo exhibition at Legacy Art Gallery is an autobiography told through art, each image and object testament to her life’s journey, her culture, her fearlessness, and her ability to transform joy and pain into art.
Fieldwork footprint of ȾEL ̧IȽĆE village
Led by the Tsawout First Nation, the University of Victoria's 2023 archaeology summer field school will conduct the first research-focused archaeological project in the Cordova Bay area, which was originally a teeming centre of life for the people living in an Indigenous village called ȾEL ̧IȽĆE. The fieldwork will map the footprint of the village and surrounding areas using ground penetrating radar and archaeological soil probing techniques, as well as careful exploratory excavations, while bringing SENĆOŦEN language, oral history, and local knowledge into the research. The project aims to recognize and uplift all the incredible stories attached to the place and to reconnect people to the land and water.
$1.4M scholarships for Indigenous law students
Generous community support totalling $1.4 million will advance legal education for Indigenous students at the University of Victoria. A year after the world’s first law program graduated its first class, a total of 24 new scholarships for Indigenous law students will be awarded, thanks to a group of donors and a partnership with Indspire through their Building Brighter Futures program.
$1-million PICS award for SFU, UVic team
A $1-million, four-year research project funded by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions centres what rural, remote and Indigenous communities need to flourish despite climate challenges.
Finding common threads of Indigenous laws
Dr. Pooja Parmar has been named a 2023 President’s Chair in the Faculty of Law. Parmar’s work in legal ethics and Indigenous legal orders will expand to include Indigenous communities around the world.
Making relations across oceans of difference
Dr. Lisa Kealohapaʻaokahaleole Hall has been named a 2023 President’s Chair in the Faculty of Humanities. Her visionary work promises to establish UVic as a pivotal site of trans-Pacific Indigenous scholarly connection and exchange.
National Indigenous Languages Day
March 31 is National Indigenous Languages Day. There are more than 70 Indigenous languages in Canada. Here are some stories about Indigenous language revitalization at UVic.
2023 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
From the far reaches of outer space to the intersection of Indigenous science and self-care, the recipients of the 2023 University of Victoria Distinguished Alumni Awards span the globe and beyond.
Celebrating the construction of the NCIL
For more than a decade, Indigenous legal scholars, First Nations and the founders of the world’s-first Indigenous law degree program at UVic have worked to realize a National Centre for Indigenous Laws. Construction is now underway. The Law Foundation of BC announced it is increasing its total commitment to NCIL to $11 million.
International Women’s Day
On March 8, the University of Victoria is joining individuals and educational institutions all over the world to #EmbraceEquity as part of International Women’s Day (IWD).
Supporting Indigenous-led biodiversity monitoring
Louie Lopez has been awarded a Liber Ero Post-Doctoral Fellowship to conduct Indigenous-led environmental DNA (eDNA) ecosystem monitoring with the Chipewyan Prairie Dene and Cold Lake First Nations in Alberta.
Connecting land, water and community
Geography grad student Kate Herchak is reclaiming her Inuk ways of knowing, being and doing in the world through cross-cultural research with Maasai youth.
< Newer
1
2
3
4
5
Older >
RSS Feed
Navigation
Content
Quick links
In this section
News
Contact us
Return to
global menu
.
Return to
primary navigation
.
Return to
secondary navigation
.
Return to
page content
.