All Our Father's Relations

Sunday, November 6: World Premiere of "All Our Father’s Relations" Documentary Film All Our Father's Relations is documentary film featuring the family of Musqueam Elder Larry Grant, Elder-in-Residence at the First Nations House of Learning. It will premiere at the 20th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival and has been nominated for the Best Canadian Feature Award. It tells the story of the Grant siblings’ journey from Vancouver to China in an attempt to rediscover their father's roots and better understand his fractured relationship with their Musqueam mother. The Grant family and their story reveals the shared struggles of migrants and Aboriginal peoples in the past and today. Sun, Nov 6, 4:30pm Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas Purchase tickets (available on a first-come, first-serve basis).

Indigenous Curriculum Resources

Here is a message from publisher, Theytus Books (http://www.theytus.com/), a First Nations-owned and operated and a leading North American publisher of indigenous voices:

We understand this can be a daunting task to find authentic First Nations stories and
materials to use in your class. Theytus Books has been publishing Indigenous stories
for more than 33 years and in the following pages we will highlight some of the
incredible selections of books that can help Indigenize the classroom. We have also
included a fact sheet and links to websites that can be used in collaboration to create
more Indigenous materials and curriculum in your classroom.
Using the three core competencies we identified the books that may be of service to the
area, they are marked as follows:

Communication

Thinking

Personal and Social

We are thankful you have chosen to indigenize your classroom and commit to the
healing and reconciliation between Indigenous people and non-Indigenous people in
Canada.

We hope our books can be of service in this area.

Stories From The Land

Orange Shirt Day Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3vUqr01kAk

Phyllis Webstad talks about Orange Shirt Day--why the day originated, and what it means to her.

Pole Raising

Monday, October 3: Traditional Naming and Pole Raising Ceremony @ UBC Farm The Indigenous Research Partnerships in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems invites everyone to attend a Pole Raising and Traditional Naming Ceremony of the Indigenous Health Research and Education Garden at UBC Farm. Mon, Oct 3, 12-3pm UBC Farm, 3461 Ross Drive, Vancouver For more information, contact Dr. Eduardo Jovel.

Interactive Medicine Walk

Thursday, September 29: Interactive Medicine Walk with Indigenous Plant Diva

Immerse yourself in a healthy balance and join Cease Wyss, the Indigenous Plant Diva, in alliance with the Indigenous Research Partnerships in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. In this session, Cease will introduce participants to a variety of medicines and some fresh medicines collected over the summer and fall in Coast Salish lands and waterways. She will also be sharing knowledge on plants including preservation for tea making and a few other fun ways of creating remedies.

Thurs, Sept 29, 10-11:30am
Live videoconference or computer webinar

Registration Required.

October 5, Book Presentation

Wednesday, October 5: Book Presentation: The Colonial Problem: An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada Dr. Lisa Monchalin, from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, will be presenting her book 'The Colonial Problem: An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada' at the Longhouse. In her book, Dr. Monchalin, who is the first Indigenous woman to hold a PhD in Criminology in Canada, inverts the notion that the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the Canadian justice system is an 'Indian problem' (thus putting the blame on Indigenous people) but rather is a result of a 'colonial problem.' This event is being hosted by the Aboriginal Health Initiative. Wed, Oct 5, 6:30-8pm Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall, The Longhouse For further inquiries, contact Paula Chanyungco.