Tina Matthew joined the Office of Aboriginal Affairs as its associate director on March 1, 2018, a role in which she is eager to support…

[caption id="attachment_2695873" align="alignright" width="1200"] From left to right: Ann Cheeptham, camp co-founder; Paul Michel, TRU Director of Aboriginal Education; Wendy Heshka, Telus Community Foundation; Karen…

The Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training, under the Aboriginal Community-Based Training Partnerships (ACBTP) program, has approved $1 million in funding for the Building…

As he approaches the completion of his master's in Environmental Economics and Management, Ed Blakeborough reflected on his harrowing journey to stand out as being…

Alongside their usual workload this year, five Indigenous TRU School of Business and Economics (SoBE) students have been participating in an extracurricular program that is…

[caption id="attachment_2636837" align="alignright" width="532"] The 2018 Knowledge Makers.[/caption] For design student Lyle Paul, it was an opportunity to spend two days exploring a topic he’s…

Weyt-kp! The Traditional Fashion Show tomorrow evening (Wednesday, Feb. 28) focuses on reconciliation through art, the theme of this year’s Aboriginal Awareness Week. Instead of in-your-face…

Weyt-k, le7 re7 stskits’c. That’s Secwépemctsin for “Hello, it is good you came.” Situated on Secwépemc'ulucw, the traditional lands of the Indigenous Secwépemc people, TRU…

Fourth-year student Chantal Cadorette feels as lost as a set of car keys tucked deep into a couch cushion.  Now in her final semester, the…

A Shuswap Elder who works at TRU’s Williams Lake campus and has championed her native language is one of 13 Indigenous Canadians who will receive…

Ranchers in the Thompson-Cariboo have more opportunities to develop their operations thanks to a new introductory course on agri-tourism in TRU's Applied Sustainable Ranching (ASUR) diploma program. Agri…

They’re community builders, athletes, volunteers and scholars. In our TRU Trailblazers series, we’re profiling some of our 2017 major scholarship winners. Read on to meet…

[caption id="attachment_2479598" align="alignright" width="800"] Drummers, singers and supporters gathered for Orange Shirt Day 2017 on Sept. 29 in the Campus Court.[/caption] Photos from 2017 Friday,…

Shortly before Kayla Coutlee crossed the convocation stage, White Buffalo Aboriginal and Metis Health Society offered her the position of Aboriginal Child and Youth Wellness…

With less than one percent of Canada's Indigenous population working in science and technology, some TRU students did their part this month to help change…

School of Business alumna Francyne Joe has been elected President of the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC), a position that will see her play…

June 21, 2017 marks the 21st anniversary of National Aboriginal Day since it was officially proclaimed in 1996 by Canadian Governor General Roméo Leblanc. And…

An international network of Indigenous health researchers and knowledge keepers now have a home at TRU thanks to a $1 million Canadian Institute of Health…

A lifetime’s worth of Air Miles brought Charlotte Munroe and her family face to face with the ceremonial headdress worn by her family’s predecessors nearly…

Convocation is one of our favourite times of year for the simple reason that it's all about you. Graduates, this is your time to take…