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…
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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…
The New York Times | With the discovery of unmarked graves, Canada's Indigenous seek reckoning June 28, 2021
Garry Gottfriedson, member of Tk’emlups te Secwépemc, poet and Secwépemc cultural advisor to the dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work, talks about…
InfoNews Kamloops | Kamloops teacher picking up pieces of her culture, empowering Indigenous youth June 28, 2021
Kelsey Jules decided to become a teacher from a sense of responsibility to pass on her First Nation's culture. Jules lives in Kamloops on Tk’emlups…
Connecting with words June 18, 2021
There is power in words. Thompson Rivers University President Brett Fairbairn understood this when, in 2019, he embarked on a regional community consultation to create…
Castanet Kamloops | Big honour for TRU prof June 17, 2021
TRU Professor Dr. Courtney Mason has been renewed as a Canada Research Chair for another five years to study rural and Indigenous land use. His…
Sun Peaks Independent News | Adventure Studies course links mountain biking with reconciliation June 17, 2021
SPIN takes a closer look at one TRU field course that aims to build relationships between students and Indigenous communities through facilitating discussions, educating students…
The Province | Letters: British Columbia is a leader in Indigenous education June 10, 2021
TRU Professor Emeritus Jack Miller writes in a letter to the editor that his personal opinion is that B.C. has made great strides regarding educating…
Vice |The residential school system didn’t end—it just became foster care June 9, 2021
Mukwa Musayett, the world’s first Canada Research Chair in Indigenizing Higher Education and associate professor at Thompson Rivers University, talks about how this country's residential…
Researcher joins Indigenous health-care task force June 4, 2021
A Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Faculty of Nursing researcher joins a provincial task force to improve access to health-care for Indigenous Peoples in BC. Dr.…
Castanet Kamloops | Burial site lawsuits to come? May 31, 2021
TRU Law faculty member Craig Jones says he expects there to be lawsuits, but not criminal charges, after the discovery of the remains of 215…
Microsoft News/Canadian Press | Work underway for forensics experts to identify and repatriate B.C. school remains May 31, 2021
TRU Law's Nicole Schabus takes first-year law students to the former Kamloops Indian Residential School every year to hear from survivors. Now the remains of…
Sharing in sorrow and truth May 28, 2021
A message from TRU President and Vice-Chancellor Brett Fairbairn Dear students, staff and faculty, I write to you in respect and honour to our region’s…
North Thompson Star Journal | Searching for answers to Indigenous mental-wellness gaps May 14, 2021
TRU Master of Nursing student Nikki Hunter-Porter is marking National Nursing Week with the start of her year-long funded project to determine gaps in Indigenous…
APTN | On Indigenous Nurses Day in B.C., healthcare workers celebrated for ‘answering the call to justice’ May 13, 2021
On Indigenous Nurses Day, Indigenous nurses are recognized for “answering the call to justice” in their leadership transforming and navigating colonial health-care systems. “To all…
