Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

UBC Medicine responds to TRC’s Calls to Action

Today, Faculty of Medicine Dean and Vice-President Health Dr. Dermot Kelleher issued a formal apology for the faculty’s contributions to past and present harms to Indigenous peoples arising from Canada’s ongoing colonial history.

Jun 25, 2021

Carved by Coast Salish artist Luke Marston, the Bentwood Box traveled with the TRC to its events throughout Canada, where people placed personal items into the box to symbolize their journey toward healing and expressions of reconciliation. Credit: National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba

Event: UBC Medicine responds to the TRC’s Calls to Action

On Friday, June 25, the University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine will formally launch and reflect upon its response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action at a virtual event.

Jun 24, 2021

Image of Kamloops School, courtesy of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

Concerted national action overdue for all the children who never came home from residential schools

The discovery of an unmarked mass burial site at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School highlights the urgent need for a concerted national response on behalf of all the children who were stolen from their families and who never returned home.

Jun 2, 2021

Future health professionals receive new training to better care for Indigenous people

Future health professionals receive new training to better care for Indigenous people

Students from 11 of UBC’s health-related programs will come together for the first time on Thursday for a new learning experience designed to help them better serve Indigenous people.

Oct 18, 2017

Our Truth UBC

UBC President Stephen Toope and Dr. Linc Kesler on why UBC is suspending classes on Sept. 18 for Truth and Reconciliation events.

Sep 11, 2013

UBC suspends classes for Truth and Reconciliation event

UBC suspends classes for Truth and Reconciliation event

UBC has taken the extraordinary step of suspending almost all classes on its Vancouver campus on September 18 to encourage its community to participate in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada’s National Event.

Sep 10, 2013

Confronting the past, looking to the future

Confronting the past, looking to the future

A new seminar on the effects of Canada’s residential schools gives students a chance to contribute to something bigger than themselves.

Sep 4, 2013 - by Corey Allen