Impact Stories
UBC launches Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund to further Strategic Plan
By Bridget Meehan on September 15th, 2021
Next year, the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund will begin allocating money to projects that further the implementation of the Indigenous Strategic Plan. Up to $4 million will be allocated across UBC’s two campuses in 2022. UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan...
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Weaving Our Plans Together: USI and the ISP
By Linda Nowlan on September 10th, 2021
Embedding UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan into a new UBC Sustainability Initiative Strategic Plan The UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP) is a critical step in redressing the legacy of colonialism and the shameful history of residential schools that haunts UBC,...
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UBC iSchool works through the ISP Self-Assessment Tool
By iSchool on September 9th, 2021
The following article covers the iSchool’s process of working through the ISP Self-Assessment Tool, including the impacts it has had at the School and the lessons they have drawn from it. What ISP Actions did your unit choose to...
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New Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives supports implementation of UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan
By UBC Strategic Plan on June 22nd, 2021
UBC has launched a new Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (OISI) to coordinate the implementation of UBC’s 2020 Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP) on both UBC campuses. The office, which officially opened in February 2021, is led by the Senior...
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UBC’s Sheryl Lightfoot appointed UN representative for the rights of Indigenous Peoples
By CBC on March 24th, 2021
Professor becomes the first Indigenous woman from Canada to hold position. UBC professor Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot has been appointed as a member of the United Nations committee to promote and protect the rights of Indigenous people. It’s the first...
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The Indigenous Strategic Plan: An Overview
By Edubytes on November 24th, 2020
In the November edition of Edubytes, our editorial explores the development and implementation of UBC’s recently launched Indigenous Strategic Plan. Our guest editors include Alex Ash, Indigenous Strategic Planning Manager; Amy Perreault, Senior Strategist, and Bronte Burnette, Educational Resource Developer from the Centre...
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UBC’s ISP and IRSI
By IRSI on November 2nd, 2020
UBC’s 2020 Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP) is now official, having launched on September 14th with a virtual celebration. The ISP continues the work of UBC’s 2009 Aboriginal Strategic Plan and responds to the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and United Nations Declaration on the Rights...
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UBC community celebrates launch of new Indigenous Strategic Plan
By UBC Strategic Plan on September 28th, 2020
Created with input from more than 2,500 students, faculty and staff across our campuses – both Indigenous and non-Indigenous – as well as from Indigenous community partners, UBC’s new Indigenous Strategic Plan is an important milestone in UBC’s commitment...
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Blue and Goldcast, Ep. 10: The Indigenous Strategic Plan
By Blue and Goldcast on September 14th, 2020
On September 14th, UBC launched its 2021 Indigenous Strategic Plan. On this episode of Blue & Goldcast, Santa Ono sits down with Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot. She was one of the driving forces behind the strategic plan, and is Santa’s...
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New Indigenous Strategic Plan establishes UBC’s role in upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples
By UBC Media Relations on September 14th, 2020
Today marks a significant milestone in UBC’s commitment to truth and reconciliation: the university will celebrate the launch of its new Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP). This makes UBC the first university in North America to commit to taking a human rights-based...
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Opinion: UBC demonstrates that we all have a role in upholding the rights of Indigenous peoples
By sheryl lightfoot on September 11th, 2020
UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan was developed with the guidance of Indigenous elders, leaders, and other experts, and through extensive dialogue with both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, faculty, staff, and other members of our own community. The Truth and Reconciliation...
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