Category Archives: Decolonization
Meet the Editors: Maneo Mohale
“…It is not difference which immobilizes us but silence. And there are so many silences to be broken.” – Audre Lorde [1] My name is Maneo Refiloe Mohale, and I was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. I relocated to the country commonly known as Canada to complete my Bachelor of Arts degree, and […]
New information about UBC’s mining institute
Repost from Stop the Institute. More information about the Institute is available there. There is a lack of public information about the Canadian International Institute for Extractive Industries and Development (CIIEID, or simply “the Institute”), a new mining institute headquartered at UBC and led by UBC, Simon Fraser University (SFU), and the École Polytechnique de […]
An Introduction to Settler Colonialism at UBC: Part One
This three-part series on settler colonialism is co-authored between two people: one who identifies as a michif (Métis) man from Saskatoon, the other who identifies as a racialized, non-Indigenous female settler. As co-authors, we are speaking from our own perspectives as an Indigenous person (Justin) and as a settler (Kay). This series is informed through an […]
Meet the Editors: Justin Wiebe
tansi justin wiebe nitisikason michif nâpew niya saskatoon ohci niya I am michif (Métis) from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I moved to the unceded territories of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh, sel̓íl̓witulh, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm nations to complete a master’s degree focusing on Indigenous Community Planning. I love my sash, beer, and garage sales. Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back by Leanne […]
