Top chef cooks up lessons for TRU students March 8, 2022
Chef Bernard Casavant dropped in to the TRU Culinary Arts program during Indigenous Awareness Week to share his years of experience with students. A world-class…
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The Hamilton Spectator | New Indigenous board member will draw on stories of the past to breathe life into place names of the future March 8, 2022
Rob Houle, a member of the Swan River First Nation in Treaty 8 territory, was appointed as the new Indigenous advisor for the Geographical Names…
Inaugural Law alum on defining success February 25, 2022
Chrystie Stewart (BA ’12; JD ’14) appeared in the Federal Court, British Columbia Supreme Court, Provincial Court, BC Human Rights Tribunal, and the Civil Resolution…
Academica | Institutions stand alongside Williams Lake First Nation after residential school discovery February 9, 2022
As people across Canada mourn with Williams Lake First Nation after the discovery of the unmarked gravesites of children at the former St Joseph’s Mission…
Standing in support with T'exelc January 26, 2022
A message from TRU President and Vice-Chancellor Brett Fairbairn Dear students, staff, and faculty, Yesterday, Williams Lake First Nation (T’exelc) held a news conference and…
Nursing faculty member voted onto national board January 10, 2022
TRU School of Nursing Gitxsan Scholar Dr. Sheila Blackstock has been chosen as the inaugural Indigenous faculty representative on a national nursing association board of…
University Affairs Headlines | The Province Douglas Todd: B.C. Indigenous students climbing the higher education ladder December 13, 2021
Sophie Collins initially thought she might end up being the only Indigenous student in her physics class at Thompson Rivers University. Read more
Vancouver Sun | Douglas Todd: B.C. Indigenous students climbing the higher education ladder December 9, 2021
TRU has among the highest proportion of Indigenous students at any university in the province. Throughout BC, Indigenous students are making significant strides in BC…
Award supports Indigenous health-care professionals December 6, 2021
A team of TRU grant holders are the proud recipients of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Reach Award for their Participatory Indigenous Nursing…
Indigenous Land and Resources Today | IKBBC: Scholarships continue to create opportunities for women in tech November 9, 2021
For Sophie Collins, who is studying Mathematics at Thompson Rivers University, the path into the tech sector just got a bit easier, thanks to the…
Radio-Canada | La psychologie « occidentale », inadaptée aux survivants des pensionnats November 5, 2021
Les survivants des pensionnats pour Autochtones ont de gros besoins en matière de santé mentale. Pourtant, les psychologues autochtones sont encore peu nombreux au pays…
TRU nursing leaders honoured for influence October 12, 2021
Rani Srivastava and Lisa Bourque Bearskin have had different paths, but their strengths as leaders and change influencers have put them into the same fellowship.…
B100 | New art exhibit opens doors at TRU for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls October 5, 2021
TRU opened the doors to a new art exhibit focused on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The exhibit displays work of local collaborators…
First woman Indigenous provincial judge in BC honoured at convocation October 1, 2021
A groundbreaker for Indigenous women in BC’s legal system is being honoured at Thompson Rivers University’s Fall 2021 Virtual Convocation on Friday, Oct. 8. TRU…
Chatelaine | Race, religion and mental health: therapy should be culturally relevant September 29, 2021
Rod McCormick, research chair and director of All My Relations Centre, discusses the need to expand our thinking when it comes to mental health. Read…
Global News | A Mohawk Huronia Regional Centre survivor speaks out about the abuse he says he endured August 27, 2021
Sheila Blackstock says she isn’t surprised by a story of abuse from a residential school survivor. She urges Canadians to continue educating themselves about Indigenous…
University Affairs Magazine | Where truth and reconciliation stand at Canadian universities August 18, 2021
How do we indigenize Canada's universities? Shelly Johnson, the first Canada Research Chair in Indigenizing Higher Education, and associate professor at TRU, is among those…
100 Mile Free Press | PRIME TIME: Mike Archie remains committed to promoting the Shuswap people July 22, 2021
Giving back to the people of the Canim Lake Band is what drives Mike Archie, a graduate of TRU and former chief who is now…
The New York Times | My most memorable interview with a residential school survivor July 20, 2021
Ian Austen writes about his time spent with Garry Gottfriedson, a member of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation who is cultural advisor at TRU…
CBC Radio West | Rod McCormick talks about how the Canadian health-care system is responding to Indigenous mental-health needs July 9, 2021
Dr. Rod McCormick (Kanienkehaka) is BC Innovation Chair of Indigenous Health at Thompson Rivers University. He spoke to CBC Radio West host Sarah Penton about…
