Academica | TRU signs MOUs with Tulo Centre, UCanterbury August 9, 2023
Thompson Rivers University has signed memorandums of understanding with the Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics and the University of Canterbury. The MOU signed by all three…
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Quesnel Observer | Thought-provoking Indigenous exhibit Witness Blanket coming to TRU Williams Lake August 8, 2023
The thought-provoking Indigenous exhibit Witness Blanket is coming to TRU Williams Lake. Witness Blanket uses art to talk about the truth of residential school history…
Alumni, Faculty of Science, Giving, Indigenous Education
Indigenous science camp returns to campus August 8, 2023
The long-running TRU Indigenous Summer Science Camp is back after a pandemic-related hiatus since 2019. Indigenous youth from as far away as Quesnel and Spences…
Featured, News releases, Williams Lake
TRU Williams Lake invites all to thought-provoking Indigenous exhibit August 4, 2023
WILLIAMS LAKE — Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Williams Lake welcomes a nationally recognized art installation to campus. Developed by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights…
Castanet | TRU signs MOU with delegates from New Zealand, Tulo Centre for Indigenous-led programming August 1, 2023
TRU has committed to delivering Indigenous-led programming by signing memorandums of understanding with two institutions, including a university in New Zealand. Read more
Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Featured, Indigenous Education, News releases, Research and Graduate Studies
Tulo Centre, University of Canterbury and TRU sign MOUs to collaborate on innovative Indigenous-led programming and research August 1, 2023
TK̓EMLÚPS TE SECWÉPEMC (KAMLOOPS, BC) – The Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics (Tulo Centre), the University of Canterbury and Thompson Rivers University (TRU) commit to…
IndigiNews | Guided by her culture, Gitxsan scientist looks to old ways for climate resilience July 4, 2023
TRU alum Janna Wale, who is Gitxsan and Cree-Métis, looks at how Indigenous people can be resilient in the face of climate change. Read more
The Tyee | A horrific case highlights huge safety gaps in BC foster care June 30, 2023
Two Indigenous children endured abuse in a region with abysmally low safety compliance rates. “There had to be either a total catastrophic breakdown in that…
Castanet | Secwépemc landmark to connect culture, land, history June 30, 2023
Educator and TRU alum Kel-c Jules has been selected as youth mentee for the Secwépemc Landmarks Project. Read more
Faculty and staff, Featured, Indigenous Education, Open Learning, PLAR
Indigenizing PLAR June 7, 2023
Re Skú7pecen re Stseptékwlls. The story of Porcupine. Re Skú7pecen re Stseptékwlls tells a tale of two groups who had different ways of doing things…
CBC News | Secwépemc poet, residential school survivor Garry Gottfriedson says poetry was his 'saviour' May 24, 2023
Garry Gottfriedson, Secwépemc cultural advisor for TRU, is set to receive an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Northern British Columbia. Gottfriedson…
CFJC Today | Thompson Rivers University hosts Moose Hide Campaign event to shed light on gender-based violence May 12, 2023
The Moose Hide Campaign event at TRU recognized the importance of taking a stand against violence towards women and children. "This is for men to…
Faculty of Arts, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, The Conversation Canada
King Charles’s 21st century coronation: Repatriating the Crown Jewels is long overdue May 5, 2023
King Charles will be directed by the Archbishop of Canterbury to “punish and reform what is amiss, confirm what is in good order” at his upcoming coronation.…
Faculty of Law, Featured, Giving, Indigenous Education
A future with more Indigenous lawyers April 26, 2023
Barry Wilson spent his youth fighting for Indigenous rights through protests and activism. Thanks to those efforts, his daughter Tara-Lynn Wilson can continue the fight…
Alumni, Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Featured, Indigenous Education
A path for personal growth leads to unplanned opportunities April 4, 2023
What should you seek in a university education? Vernie Clement, BBA ’13, has approached it as a way to gather tools and abilities to add…
Faculty and staff, Faculty of Law
TRU Law hosts national Indigenous moot March 27, 2023
One of the top Indigenous law events for Canadian universities is coming to Thompson Rivers University (TRU) for the first time next year. The Kawaskimhon…
Experts, Faculty of Law, Indigenous Education
Law students get an inside look at Indigenous business March 1, 2023
Taxation implications, land-use legalities, Charter rights, codified reconciliation — if a law student needed a firsthand lesson in what’s happening in on the BC legal…
Faculty of Arts, Featured,
Scholar confronts racial violence and settler colonialism February 15, 2023
Canadian scholar, author and activist Dr. Sherene Razack has spent decades researching, writing and teaching about racial violence. Best known for her contributions to feminist…
Faculty of Law
Law students examine First Nations governance January 18, 2023
Ancient roots and forward vision merged like the rivers of the Thompson Valley when the students of TRU Law met recently with leaders of their…
Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured, Indigenous Education
Faculty member advocates for Indigenous rights December 5, 2022
Dr. Rod McCormick, a member of the Mohawk (Kanien’kéha) First Nation, believes in speaking up for change. Trained as a psychologist, the professor and BC…
