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Faculty and staff, Featured, Indigenous Education
Much more than a fashion show February 27, 2018

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…

Faculty and staff, Office of the President
A Statement on Reconciliation February 14, 2018

Dear Colleagues, Reaction to the Colten Boushie verdict has reverberated throughout the country. On behalf of Thompson Rivers University, I extend sincere condolences to the…

Campus News, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Indigenous Education
Orange Shirt Day: every child matters September 27, 2017

[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,…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Law, Featured, Indigenous Education
Family history inspires next generation June 21, 2017

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…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Featured,
Field school builds more than just trails June 15, 2017

Adventure studies students got more than they bargained for during a two-week field study course that combined sustainable trail development with a unique Indigenous component.…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Indigenous Education
Weyt-kp! Learn Secwepemctsin June 2, 2017

Faculty and staff have an opportunity to come together and learn the basics of Secwepemc language—introductions, greetings and pronunciation—and culture. TRU is offering free one-hour long…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Law, Featured, Indigenous Education, Office of the President, Williams Lake
TRU Williams Lake to host UN Working Group May 26, 2017

The United Nations (UN) Working Group on Business and Human Rights will be hosted at TRU’s Williams Lake Campus on Sunday, May 28, 2017. This…

Campus News, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured, Indigenous Education, Research and Graduate Studies
Indigenizing higher education a dream job for researcher January 31, 2017

­In December, TRU announced Dr. Shelly Johnson (Mukwa Musayett), Saulteaux from Saskatchewan’s Keeseekoose First Nation, as the country’s first Canada Research Chair in Indigenizing higher…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, TRU World
Witnessing poverty shapes future doctor November 22, 2016

Witnessing profound poverty in Roorkee, India this summer forever changed Jagdeesh Uppal's view of the world. He also saw how he can make a difference.…