UBC experts on National Indigenous History Month

Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)UBC experts on National Indigenous History Month Media AdvisoriesDr. Aynur KadirAssistant Professor, Department of Asian StudiesEmail: [email protected] language(s): English, Uyghur, MandarinWritten and oral Uyghur literature, folklore, music, and culture; filmmaking, curationMultimedia exhibition design and community-based collaborative research; Global indigeneity and indigenous media in collaboration with Uyghur China, Coast Salish, and Six Nations Canada; and the safeguarding and revitalization of languages and cultural heritage through digital technology and collaborative initiativesLifeways in Indigenous Asia; production of history to expand the concept of global indigeneity; the impact of grassroots Indigenous movements in creating transnational alliances with other Indigenous groups and non-Indigenous allies; Indigenous activism and diplomacy travelled beyond national borders leading to a better understanding and respect for Indigenous sovereignty and diplomacy*available working hours Monday – WednesdayDr. T. Patrick CarrabréProfessor and Director of the School of MusicEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishCommunity-engaged research, creation of shared musical spaces with Indigenous and non-western musicians, deconstructionist techniques in music; 2022 Festival of Indigenous Artists at UBC Chan Centre; music composition for video performance for Snewíyalh tl’a Staḵw (Teachings of the Water), with Sḵwx̱wú7mesh text gifted by Tsitsáyxemaat (Rebecca Duncan)*unavailable June 17 onwardsDr. Shandin Pete (he/him)He carries the name Bitterroot Salish from the Western Montana and Navajo from ArizonaAssistant Professor, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric SciencesEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishEarth science experiential and Indigenous learning (EaSEIL), developing a toolkit for assessing student understanding of how Indigenous topics intersect with their field of study, a review of Salish astronomical knowledge, Salish Ethno-hydrological observation and river behaviour, a conceptual framework for Indigenous research methodologies for science knowledge productionDr. Shannon Leddy (she/her)Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and PedagogyEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishEducation, The Orange Shirt Project by the department of curriculum and pedagogy, Indigenous education resources, teacher education, anti-racist education, decolonizing education, Indigenizing education, decolonizing curriculum, Indigenous pedagogyDr. Shannon Waters (she/her)Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public HealthAssistant’s Cell: 250-737-2020Email: [email protected] language(s): EnglishPublic health and preventive medicine, maternal/child/family health, mental wellness, connection to the environment, climate change, watershed sustainability, Indigenous sovereignty, environmental stewardship*unavailable June 2 and 3