NEWS UNSETTLED | Changing the name April 22, 2019April 18, 2019 Denzel Sutherland-Wilson UVic has decided to decline taking a stance of support Unist’ot’en. For me, this is a testament to the limits of reconciliation. For universities and many Canadian institutions, even the
LETTER | To the UVic Board of Governors on denying support for the Unist’ot’en April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 Letters As an institution supposedly committed to supporting the process of reconciliation, UVic must first reconcile its own complicity in silencing the voices of Indigenous matriarchs, and reconsider the decision to
NEWS UNSETTLED | Understanding Unist’ot’en Part II March 29, 2019April 4, 2019 Kolin Sutherland-Wilson Understanding the weight and consequences of the situation on Wet’suwet’en land requires nothing less than diligent and critical research into Canada’s founding and the convictions of the settlers who justified
UVic declines to take stance in support of Unist’ot’en March 3, 2019March 18, 2019 Connor Guyn Your Feb. 25 UVSS Board meeting Tweet-cap This week’s University of Victoria Students' Society (UVSS) Board meeting — held on Feb. 25 due to a snowy cancellation two weeks prior —...
NEWS UNSETTLED | Understanding Unist’ot’en January 24, 2019March 24, 2019 Kolin Sutherland-Wilson And B.C.'s legacy of undermining Indigenous governance What is happening on Unist’ot’en territory is not just about pipelines and fossil fuels. It is about how Canada continues to infringe upon and...
UVSS to donate $1 000 to Unist’ot’en Camp legal defense fund January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 Anna Dodd Your Jan. 21 UVSS board meeting recap On Monday, Jan. 21, the University of Victoria Students' Society (UVSS) Board of Directors met for the third Monday in a row to deliberate...
Native Students Union call on UVic to take stance in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en First Nation January 9, 2019January 10, 2019 Anna Dodd NSU among hundreds in demonstration at B.C. Legislature Hundreds gathered on Tuesday, Jan. 8 in front of the British Columbia Parliament buildings to protest RCMP officers forcing members of the Wet’suwet’en...