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…
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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'keha'ka) First Nation, believes in speaking up for change. Trained as a psychologist, the professor and BC Innovation…
Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Featured, Indigenous Education, Research and Graduate Studies
For better policy, start with better data November 3, 2022
Location, location, location. In the real estate market, this familiar catchphrase may explain why a house closer to downtown sells for more money, or a…
Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured
Lecture series explores research journey November 1, 2022
Their research, teaching and service bring together different communities and world views for societal change. Now they're newly appointed full professors and sharing insights into…
Alumni, Faculty of Law, Indigenous Education
Indigenizing the justice system September 29, 2022
Walking across the stage at convocation is always special, but for TRU Law grad Darnel Tailfeathers, a Kainai Nation (Blood Tribe) member, the experience was…
Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Featured, Indigenous Education
Blazing a trail for a future with fossils September 8, 2022
Trust your instincts and you may discover trails to unexpected places — at least that’s what happened to TRU’s Jada Glen, fourth year Bachelor of…
Faculty and staff, Featured
New crosswalk art supports acceptance and honours healing September 2, 2022
[caption id="attachment_2973244" align="alignright" width="398"] The rainbow crosswalk at the Williams Lake campus.[/caption] TRU’s Williams Lake and Kamloops campuses have newly painted crosswalks that highlight areas…
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Indigenous Education Centre shows TRU’s commitment to indigenization September 1, 2022
After years of effort, a centralized hub for Indigenous learning and support is on the horizon at Thompson Rivers University (TRU). The first step towards…
Featured, Indigenous Education
Podcast series honours Indigenous voices August 19, 2022
Frances Maddalozzo, a Master of Education graduate and research assistant at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), believes in leading with her heart, every time. So in…
