The EDI Committee supports students at SALA. This page is a place for sharing timely resources related to important events and observances.
Decision Tree – Anonymous tool for student support
SALA EDI Committee Suggested Readings
SALA’s EDI Committee has some suggestions of how you can meaningfully observe the holiday that recognizes and commemorates the legacy of residential schools.
Starting Point:
- Read the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action or on Wednesday September 29 participate in a (zoom) reading of the 94 calls to action by UBC STEM faculties
- Wear an Orange Shirt and read Phyllis Webstad’s story
- Join the Intergenerational STEM March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day @ UBC (in person)
- What is a “territorial acknowledgment”? Here are Khelsilem’s Tips for Acknowledging Territory 1.0
Podcasts / Audio:
- Anishnaababes – a comedic platform for sharing Indigenous women’s worldview on all aspects of their lives (podcast)
- Media Indigena – Roundtable about Indigenous issues and events (podcast)
- 2 Crees in a Pod – a podcast that creates space for Indigenous resurgence with intent to disrupt western colonial systems and honour Indigenous helping practices.
- All My Relations – podcast to explore relationships – to land, to our creatural relatives and to one another.
- Spirit to Soar: Where We Come From on CBC Listen
- Finding Cleo (CBC podcast)
- Warrior Life podcast
- Coffee with My Ma
- Island Crime: Season 1 – Where is Lisa?
- This Land
- Unreserved – CBC podcast
- Secret Life of Canada, esp. episodes on Bay Blanket and The Indian Act
- CBC Ideas – Research Ethics + data sovereignty (good compliment to any of UBC’s Indigenous ethics training) https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/how-indigenous-scientists-are-using-biomedical-research-to-seek-genomic-justice-1.6190855
Film / TV / Video:
- Cry Rock, an award-winning 28-minute 2012 film about Nuxalk oral tradition and the intersection of story, place and culture. Available via the UBC library here. ImaginNATIVE Film Festival: https://festival.imaginenative.org/
- 5 Things You Need to Know About Truth & Reconciliation (~3m) YouTube video by Len Pierre
- What non-Indigenous Canadians need to know (~4m) YouTube video with Eddy Robinson from TVO Docs
- The Mountain of SGaana, Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter https://www.nfb.ca/film/mountain_of_sgaana/
- KONELĪNE:our land beautiful, 96 min humanistic documentary and celebration of northwestern BC https://www.canadawildproductions.com/film/koneline/
Essays / Articles / Websites:
- Reconciliation Canada’s Useful Links
- “Where Are My People? Native & Indigenous in Architecture,” Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, accessed March 5, 2021, https://www.acsa-arch.org/resources/data-resources/where-are-my-people-native-indigenous-in-architecture/.
- Christopher Clarke McQueen, “Indigenous Healing,” Race | Space (blog), accessed January 5, 2021, https://blogs.mcgill.ca/race-space/2020/11/18/indigenous-healing-by-chris-clarke-mcqueen/.
- David Fortin, “Reflections on Indigeneity in Architectural Education,” Race | Space (blog), accessed September 28, 2021, https://blogs.mcgill.ca/race-space/2021/01/19/reflections-on-indigeneity-in-architectural-education-by-david-fortin/.
- Glen Coulthard, “Place against Empire: Understanding Indigenous Anti-Colonialism,” Affinities: A Journal of Radical Theory, Culture, and Action, November 23, 2010, https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/affinities/article/view/6141.
- Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang, “Decolonization Is Not a Metaphor,” Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society 1, no. 1 (September 8, 2012), https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/des/article/view/18630.
- Magdalena Miłosz, “Settler Colonialism, Residential Schools, and Architectural History,” Active History (blog), November 21, 2019, https://activehistory.ca/2019/11/settler-colonialism-residential-schools-and-architectural-history/.
- Samuel Ganton, Amina Lalor, and Paniz Moayeri, “Treaty Lands, Global Stories: Designing an Inclusive Curriculum,” Journal of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada / Le Journal de La Société Pour l’étude de l’architecture Au Canada 43, no. 2 (2018): 15–25, https://doi-org.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/10.7202/1058036ar.
- Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) et al., “Toward Unsettling: The Swimming Pools of Nunavut,” accessed November 24, 2020, https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/articles/76155/toward-unsettling.
- Winona LaDuke and Deborah Cowen, “Beyond Wiindigo Infrastructure,” South Atlantic Quarterly 119, no. 2 (April 1, 2020): 243–68, https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-8177747.
Books:
- An Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King, ebook from UBC library
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, ebook from UBC library
- Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese (also made into a movie), ebook from UBC library
- One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet by Richard Wagamese, ebook from UBC library
- Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit issues in Canada by âpihtawikosisân Chelsea Vowel (a great starting point for those who are new to Canada), ebook from UBC library
- Our Voices: Indigeneity in Architecture + Our Voices: II The DE-Colonial Project edited by Rebecca Kiddle, luugigyoo Patrick Stewart, and Kevin O’Brien (on architecture, design, planning, landscape, etc.), co-authored by UBC alum and SALA Adjunct Professor Patrick Stewart
- 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples A Reality by Bob Joseph
- First Nations 101 by Lynda Gray http://www.firstnations101.com
Photographs / Maps:
Explore native-land.ca to understand more about the territories and languages of Indigenous people here on Turtle Island and around the world; on the same site you can also explore the history of treaties between settlers and Indigenous groups. The City of Vancouver Archives and the Royal British Columbia Museum’s archives have historical images of Vancouver and British Columbia from the early days of settler colonialism. Consider searching for images of places you know to better understand their history, such as:
- Vanier Park (originally Senakw village)
- Stanley park (originally Xwayxway village)
- Jericho Park (originally Eyalmo)
- Land close to SALA (originally Tsa-atslum)
Anti-Asian Harassment and Violence Statement by SALA, March 18, 2021
Recent escalations of anti-Asian harassment and violence, including this week’s shooting in Atlanta, are horrific reminders of the racism faced by the Asian and Pacific Islander community every day. SALA condemns these acts in the strongest possible terms. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all members of our community. Our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee has assembled a list of resources for anyone who has experienced or is concerned about discrimination and harassment. We share those resources below in the following areas: Get Help, Learn More, Be a Better Bystander. As well, please send your suggestions for the EDI Committee to consider as we continue our anti-racism work by emailing us at EDI@sala.ubc.ca
Applied Sciences Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity Newsletter
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Decision Tree
UBC students are often told there are resources to support them in their learning and the issues they may be experiencing. But sometimes finding the resource you need is near impossible. After hearing so many SALA students frustrated and unable to find what they need, even when it does exist, we created this Decision Tree to help match the resource to the problem.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or want to report any incident/concern anonymously this tool can help you find the right steps to take. It is a first draft, so we welcome any feedback or sources that you think might be missing.
Decision Tree, Online Whiteboard for Visual Collaboration (miro.com)
Get help
https://sala.ubc.ca/student-life/health-and-wellbeing
https://www.ams.ubc.ca/anti-racism-support-resources/
Learn more
https://asia.ubc.ca/about/department-initiatives/anti-racism-resources/
https://libguides.uvic.ca/c.php?g=717828&p=5126659
https://tropicsofmeta.com/2021/03/18/love-note-to-and-mourning-for-asian-american-atlanta/
Be a better bystander
https://www.splcenter.org/20171005/splc-campus-guide-bystander-intervention