Fire Across the Land:  Truth and Reconciliation Workshop for UBC Science

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Fire Across the Land: Truth and Reconciliation Workshop for UBC Science

Deepen your intercultural understanding of First Nations in Canada with Brad Marsden from the Gitksan Nation.

By UBC Botanical Garden

Date and time

Tue, Oct 18, 2022 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Location

UBC Botanical Garden

6804 SW Marine Drive Vancouver, V6T 1Z4 Canada

About this event

When: Tuesday October 18th 2022. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location: UBC Botanical Garden Reception Centre

Truth and Reconciliation Workshop: Join us in person to deepen your intercultural understanding of First Nations in Canada through a Truth and Reconciliation.

Instructor Brad Marsden from the Gitksan Nation, British Columbia, creates an open and safe space for groups to learn, listen, understand and discuss the impact of residential schools and colonization. Students, Staff and Faculty are welcome to participate as part of the UBC Faculty of Science to further the goals of the Indigenous Strategic Plan.

The goal of this project is to increase the collective understanding and capacity of UBC Science to understand the lived experiences of Indigenous Peoples as well as to learn about colonial Canadian narratives that impact Indigenous communities.

Brad’s workshop is an important early step in connecting the Faculty of Science with the goals of the Indigenous Strategic Plan. We aim to include the Science Community in participating in the valuable learning journey of Truth and Reconciliation.

Instructor: Brad Marsden, Truth and Reconciliation Cultural Expert, Gitksan Nation Residential School Facilitator, Suicide Awareness & Personal Growth Advocate. http://fireacrosstheland.blogspot.com/

Required Materials: Please come prepared for rain, wind or sun if you want to walk in the Garden afterwards. Refreshments and snack will be served.

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Canada's oldest university botanic garden, UBC Botanical Garden was established in 1916 under the directorship of John Davidson, British Columbia's first provincial botanist. The original mission of the Garden was research into the native flora of British Columbia.Over the past , the mission of UBC Botanical Garden has broadened to include research, conservation, teaching and public display of temperate plants from around the world, particularly Asian, alpine and native plants.

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