Karrmen Crey
Research practicum puts fashion in focus
As a child, Charlene Smoke often played school or teacher. In a recent interview, she explains that despite not graduating from high school, she “dreamed of being…”
Aboriginal language program brings together students and community
The First Nations Language Program (FNLG) was initiated in 1997 to establish community-based collaborations with communities to document and preserve Aboriginal languages
Connecting Traditional Knowledge and Fisheries Science
The First Nations House of Learning welcomes Dr. David Close from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in northeast Oregon. He will serve as the Distinguished Science Professor of Aboriginal Fisheries in Fisheries and Zoology.
Brittany Luby, FNHL tutor
Services for Aboriginal students at UBC just got an extra boost. Students looking for one-on-one help with course assignments and essay writing can now look to Brittany Luby, the First Nations Longhouse tutor for 2009/2010. Brittany, a graduate student in the UBC history department, approached the First Nations House of Learning with an offer to [...]
Native Youth Program
When the Museum of Anthropologyʼs Native Youth Program (NYP) was introduced in 1979, it was the first such initiative to offer Native youth the opportunity to research…
