The stories of others can have special powers. They have the power to educate, strengthen community relations, entertain, inspire us to action, heal and introduce…
Hard work, commitment and achievement was celebrated on Oct. 14 when 300 graduates crossed the stage during Fall Convocation. As some of their supporters steadied…
At age 41, Anne Marie Leonard obtained her high school diploma and learned to speak Secwepemctsín, a journey that set her on a path to…
Alumna, career mentor and leader amongst her peers, it’s no wonder Francyne Joe has been named the interim president of the Native Women’s Association of…
Phyllis Webstad grew up on the Dog Creek Reserve near Williams Lake, BC, before she was sent to St. Joseph Mission Indian Residential School when…
[caption id="attachment_1868105" align="alignright" width="267"] Sk'lep Trail is among the newly-named roads on campus.[/caption] Navigating campus got a bit easier this week thanks to new street…
The first of many meals to be served at Cplul’kw’ten (The Gathering Place), the Aboriginal First Friends Feast was an introduction, a warm welcome and…
The Lower Nicola Indian Band made a significant investment into its future by launching a new community-owned solar power installation with the help of two…
A variety of Aboriginal initiatives at TRU received a vote of confidence this week from the BC government in the way of on-going funding. TRU…
After commenting on their attire as “the best-dressed law class,” Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Honourable Christopher Hinkson, delivered a…
The countdown is on until it's back to class and that means busy parking lots, long line-ups and potential campus chaos. Not to fear, we have you…
Not everyone is cut out for a career in science or health care, but Lauranna Karlsen believes she is. “I want to be a surgeon…
June 21 is National Aboriginal Day and this year marks the 20th anniversary. During that time, TRU has taken numerous steps towards indigenizing campus with…
There is a growing trend for students to take a year off between high school and university, electing instead for a gap year—but is there…
Sometimes the small ways we are recognized have the biggest impact. Work by faculty, Elders, and student members of the Indigenous Health Nursing Committee has…
Aboriginal students now have new pathways towards earning one of three business degrees at Thompson Rivers University. In an historic signing today between TRU and AFOA…
PechaKucha is a method of digital storytelling — a way to engage an audience and present unique information in an entertaining, narrative style. The public…
Want to know what's happening at TRU this week? Job Fair, Aboriginal awareness week, Toastmasters open house and the Long Night Against Procrastination are just…
Seventeen students spent Reading Week becoming Knowledge Makers as part of what is hoped will be an annual program designed to encourage Aboriginal undergraduate students to…
TRU's Aboriginal Education department has assembled a range of events to celebrate 2016 Aboriginal Awareness Week, Feb. 28-March 4. The schedule of events is as…
