Thank you to Jessie Loyer for sharing this video about Local Contexts among many fantastic resources on her TikTok account (IndigenousLibrarian). Check out her other informative videos. (And thank you for making us aware of this video, Bibliotech!) tiktok.com/@indigenouslib…

UBC librarians are embarking on a new collaborative research project to address a fundamental problem in how #open educational practices approach Indigenous Knowledges. Learn more: bit.ly/3H2mwnR

Come work with me! UBC libraries is hiring an Indigenous Metadata librarian. More details and submission requirements can be found here ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfacul…. #Indigenouslibrarians #Indigenousmetadata #IndigenousLIS

As part of a year-long series of events and initiatives celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Longhouse's opening in 1993, we invite you to take a few minutes to enjoy a 3D virtual tour of Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall. my.matterport.com/show/?ref=tw&m… #UBC #Indigenous #Education

An article from our librarians Kayla Lar-Son, Karleen Delaurier-Lyle, and Sarah Dupont has been published in Practicing Social Justice in Libraries! 🎉"Weaving the Longhouse "Four Rs" in LibGuides: Indigenous Teachings in Library Practice" can be accessed online or in the branch.

Our new seed lending library is coming along nicely! Today we dividiid up seeds with the Library Seed Team at the Education Library 🌱 and just in time for the growing season, stay tuned!

What really happened that night at the lake? Don’t miss this reading on March 24 with Jessica Johns, author of Bad Cree. bit.ly/3L54lAi #HonouringIndigenousWriters

New seeds going in today! We are currently stocking the library but if you’d like to see our full inventory come check out the seeds or email us at [email protected]

Join us this Friday, March 24 at 12pm for a reading by Jessica Johns moderated by Xwi7xwa Librarians. This event is free and open to the public. Join us on Zoom or in person (with catering!) in the Peña room in IKB at UBC Vancouver: tinyurl.com/ycyp9rt9

May 5 marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S) in Canada, also known as Red Dress Day. The day is about building awareness and honouring those who were lost and their families: bit.ly/3NI6mDH

May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people, also known as Red Dress Day. We have materials in the branch and online to support learning and action. See our MMIWG2S research guide: guides.library.ubc.ca/mmiwg

Tomorrow! Join us outside the library, 11-2pm. We're setting up a lemonade stand and showing off our brand-new seed lending library. Come get a drink and borrow some seeds - it's going to be a hot one!

A new resource from ELP and FPCC is now available! "A Linguist's Code of Conduct" is a collection of thoughts, reflective questions and suggestions for linguists who are engaging in (or preparing to engage in) linguistic work with Indigenous peoples: fpcc.ca/linguistcode

It's our 30th birthday! Join us at the branch for an open house on Thursday, May 25th to celebrate. All are welcome, and there will be cake! Time: 12pm - 3pm Where: Xwi7xwa Library, 1985 West Mall See you there!

We mourn the loss of our good friend and LFS community member Wilson Pereira Mendes. Throughout his journey, Wilson possessed a remarkable ability to make others feel seen, supported, and loved. 1/6

What does reconciliation actually look like in practice? A new font to typeset Salish languages is the result of a unique collaboration between UBC, Musqueam and Syilx. Learn more: bit.ly/3P2z4jj via UBC Media Relations #NIHM

For the first time in history, eight Syilx UBC Okanagan students graduated with a degree taught in their language and delivered on their land. Learn more about the first Bachelor of Nsyilxcn Language Fluency program cohort: bit.ly/3Pvd8gT

Are you a Kayla or a Karleen? (Or a double feature?) 💕💖💞

Join us X̱wi7x̱wa Library on September 30th for a Story Walk and family programming. xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca/2023/09/12/ora…

Indigi powerpuff iskwêw X̱wi7x̱wa Library #Halloween2023 #indigenouslibrarians