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[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

As of today, we are taking a break from posting to this site. The direction the new "X" brand takes will determine our return, as will the suitability of alternate platforms. #ExitTwitter

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

@SeanCarleton @N8V_Calgarian Jessica Groat of the Mountain Métis of Jasper House, Métis Nation of Alberta, and 2nd year student (Masters of Public Health), was the lucky book winner. Congrats to her and thanks again, Sean.

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

@SeanCarleton @N8V_Calgarian Yippee! Thanks Sean!

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

@fasc1nate That the "doctrine of discovery"--a series of audacious papal "bulls" or decrees first issued in 1452--could authorize colonial powers such as Spain and Portugal to seize lands and subjugate people in Africa and the "New World" as long as people on the lands were not Christians.

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

"We Were Not the Savages was an exceptionally powerful intervention. [It] threw down a challenge in its use of the first person... and its turning around of a demeaning term by applying it to the European empires themselves and to those who were their agents."

[Sean Carleton @SeanCarleton]

In response to recent residential school denialism, @Niigaanwewidam and I have written a new piece for @TheTyee. We argue that precision is an important part of putting truth before reconciliation, and that challenging denialism is an opportunity for all: https://t.co/wydiotKD5O

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

Indian residential school memorial pole on its way to Vancouver for June 21st #NIPD2023
https://t.co/0ilFvEtvTk

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The Chief Joe Mathias British Columbia Aboriginal Scholarship Fund is accepting applications until June 16th. https://t.co/UI7o5nOrS9

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

Graduates at UBC's recent Indigenous Graduation Celebration give a celebratory "Yay!" Congratulations to them and the entire Indigenous spring class of 2023!

[University of British Columbia @UBC]

June is Indigenous History Month in Canada, a month to learn about, appreciate and acknowledge the rich history, contributions and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples across the country.

Check out a collection of #UBC and community events: https://t.co/BNmB4o4D8w

[UBC Sustainability @sustainUBC]

Discuss decolonization, the dignity and rights of humans and more than human world, education, climate justice, and just transition at ‘Together|Ensemble at UBC – Advancing the SDGs in British Columbia’. June 7, 8am-5pm. https://t.co/pWHbna3vNk

[PCHC Museum @PchcMoM]

Join us June 4 for a screening of "Passage to Freedom", followed by an intercultural panel of speakers discussing the impact of forced migration across our communities.

Register here: https://t.co/Zc1rUHEvty

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

As well, congrats to Snxakila Clyde Tallio, Nuxalk First Nation, for receiving an honorary degree (Doctor of Letters) from UBC. We're happy to add his and Beatrice Little Mustache's (Piikani First Nation) citation to the Honour of One book. https://t.co/uKjE2DSGlQ

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

Congrats to Beatrice Little Mustache (Ii naak sii pii taa kii) who deservedly receives an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws) from UBC today. Here she is with her son, Rodney, aka @Maistooawaasta1, at his Indigenous graduation celebration (Spring 2022) at UBC.

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UBC's Allard School of Law professors Drs. Sara Ghebremusse and Carol Liao, and Dr. Nadja Kunz (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining; school of public policy and global affairs) co-wrote about how mineral exploration in B.C. affects Indigenous peoples. https://t.co/CknrA2Mkxn

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

And the winner of New Zealand's highest literary award for poetry is... Alice Te Punga Somerville! for 'Always Italicise: how to write while colonised." Congrats Alice! @alice_tps https://t.co/aiUtSOXn8S

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

Congrats @alice_tps and good luck!

[UBC Community Engagement @UBCCommEngage]

Access to safe drinking water remains a major public health concern in many Indigenous communities. On May 24, join us at UBC Robson Square for a theatrical performance that breathes life into data and explores water equity for Indigenous peoples. RSVP: https://t.co/fbFMGXNOle

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

Gloria Cranmer Webster, first Indigenous woman to graduate from UBC, worked as a museum curator and was known for her efforts repatriating cultural objects. "She paved a new pathway for museum curation and Indigenous reclamation." https://t.co/0CPM9zO82x

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

We share the sadness of this news... Gloria Cranmer Webster blazed a wide trail for other Indigenous women. Condolences to all who feel this loss, especially family, friends, and associates, including her nation.

[Museum of Anthropology at UBC @MOA_UBC]

MOA is deeply saddened by the passing of Gloria Cranmer Webster last week — the first Indigenous woman to attend @UBC where she graduated with an anthropology degree in 1956. We honour this remarkable ’Namgis woman. Learn about her incredible work: https://t.co/9OqQ0qDg7H

[UBC Longhouse @UBCLonghouse]

Gloria's 1995 UBC honorary degree citation is included in our book, The Honour of One is the Honour of All (pg. 32). UBC "has produced men and women who have excelled beyond all others in their careers. Gloria Cranmer Webster is such a person." https://t.co/uKjE2DSGlQ

[Universities Canada | Universités Canada @univcan]

University education for Indigenous students and advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples are core priorities for Canada’s universities and our organization. See Universities Canada’s Commitments to Truth and Reconciliation. ⬇️ https://t.co/ihMDgzIqjK