Indigenous lands exist in the virtual world.
We are teaching and working together in an online world. With most of our time spent on the computer, the thought of intentional and meaningful land acknowledgement seems difficult.
Where do we begin? How does Indigenous land have a presence on the internet? Navigating the cybersphere while centring Indigenous ways of knowing and being is complex. These are nuanced questions that have no straight forward answer, and are deeply personal. Each of us has a different relationship to the lands we inhabit, and that relationship is an ongoing process or engaging with the protocols and laws of the Indigenous peoples of these lands. Land acknowledgements are a great first step in an ongoing process of unlearning and asking deeper questions.
CTLT Indigenous Initiatives has developed educational online resources to help deepen the learning journey on Indigenous engagement in teaching and learning.
UBC Indigenous Portal: Musqueam & UBC, Musqueam Elder Larry Grant Welcome Message
The land UBC Vancouver is situated on has always been a place of learning. Located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, campus has been a place where Musqueam people have passed on their history, culture, and traditions for millennia. Learn more about Musqueam’s relationship with UBC, and listen to Elder Larry Grant’s welcome message.
Respect, Sincerity & Responsibility: Land Acknowledgements @ UBC
Join this asynchronous, self-paced course, and foster a foundational knowledge about what a land acknowledgement is and why we do them, explore some of the barriers many learners experience when doing land acknowledgements, and develop your own land acknowledgements. This course is composed of readings, video clips, and other resources to help you along your journey.
Visit the Land Acknowledgement in Teaching and Learning Wiki
This wiki is a straight forward starting guide to help you better understand the importance of land acknowledgements and better integrate them into your professional practice. This wiki is a living document and an iterative mode of engagement and dialogue on land acknowledgements across the UBC Vancouver Campus.
Centring Indigenous Perspectives in Online Spaces
Offered as a module CTLT’s Online Teaching Program, Centring Indigenous Perspectives in Online Spaces provides support in hosting online conversations around decolonizing and Indigenous centred practices.
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