Community, Culture and Global Studies

UBC Okanagan graduates carry an Interior Salish language forward

UBC Okanagan graduates carry an Interior Salish language forward

UBC Okanagan has conferred its first Bachelor of St’át’imc Language […]

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Toxic freedom and farm work in a warming world
Research examines rage bait, and why digital anger can feel louder than real life
UBC Okanagan welcomes first cohort of Bachelor of Secwépemc Language Fluency students

UBC Okanagan welcomes first cohort of Bachelor of Secwépemc Language Fluency students

UBCO is the first Canadian university to offer degrees in all four Interior Salish languages

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Columbia River symposium to explore treaty agreement, implications

Columbia River symposium to explore treaty agreement, implications

Event explores emerging initiatives, public governance issues in the Columbia River Basin, focusing on the impacts of climate change, water quality, Indigenous fisheries revitalization and public engagement.

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UBCO celebrates the Class of 2024
UBCO confers first-ever degrees taught in Nsyilxcn language

UBCO confers first-ever degrees taught in Nsyilxcn language

Eight students from across Syilx Okanagan Nation graduate Thursday

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Dr. Fiona P. McDonald pushes visual anthropology beyond mere images
UBCO team examines the roots of great wine tourism

UBCO team examines the roots of great wine tourism

Research suggests multi-sensory experiences leave visitors with impressionable aftertaste

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Jeannette Armstrong works to protect Indigenous philosophies and oral Syilx stories

Jeannette Armstrong works to protect Indigenous philosophies and oral Syilx stories

AS A SPOKESPERSON FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ RIGHTS, award-winning writer, activist, novelist […]