Indigenous Initiatives
Welcome to Indigenous Initiatives at UBC’s Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology. We are grateful to the Musqueam Nation on whose ancestral and unceded territory our learning, teaching, and collaborations take place. Members of the Musqueam community enrich our programming by sharing their knowledge, ideas, history, language, culture, resources, and support.
The Indigenous Initiatives team develops and offers programming, resources, and consultations focused on Indigenous engagement in curriculum, pedagogy, classroom climate, professional development and evaluation. The team supports faculty, teaching assistants, staff, and students to create and facilitate learning spaces where respectful and meaningful dialogues can take place.
Recent Stories
AI Reflections: Perpetuation of Bias
Here we have shared examples of how colonial bias and racism are embedded into AI algorithms, in applications as wide ranging as image generators to our legal system. We round out this post by sharing some interventions Indigenous peoples are creating to resist the embedding of ongoing colonial harm into our technological systems.
What would your world look like if racism and oppression did not exist?
Explore our blog about radical dreaming as an anti-racist self care practice.
Building a Meaningful Relationship with the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation through Peer-Facilitated Classroom Climate TA Training
UBC CTLT Indigenous Initiatives has been enhancing TA training for over a decade, focusing on respectful engagement with Indigenous content inside the classroom.