Indigenous Atlas Open House 2025
January 22, 2025 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am
An enormous, 25-by-35-foot, Indigenous territorial map of what we call Canada will be on display in the University Centre Ballroom (UNC 200) on January 22nd from 9 to 11 am for UBC Okanagan students, faculty, and staff to view in order to further their learning about the traditional territories of Indigenous Peoples and relevant historical events.
The Canadian Geographic Indigenous Peoples of Canada Atlas “re-maps” and “de-maps” (Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada, 2023) colonial versions of traditional Indigenous territories to decolonize maps and mapping, providing an opportunity to view the geography of what we call Canada from the perspectives of Indigenous Peoples.
All from the campus community are welcome and no registration is required.
Questions? Contact Naim Cardinal, Education Facilitator in Indigenous Program and Services, at naim.cardinal@ubc.ca.
