Welcome to FNHL’s new website
Welcome to our new website! After many years of maintaining a low online profile, our unit recently decided to create a website to educate and inform First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students, staff, and faculty about our array of services and activities, including our many campus partnerships, as well as the institutional leadership and representation […]
Director’s Welcome
Acting Director, Joely Viveiros, welcomes Indigenous students, staff, faculty, and the wider university community to the First Nations House of Learning’s new website.
Indigenous Graduation Celebration Spring 2024
See our story on this spring’s Indigenous graduation celebration, including a video recording of the event.
Indigenous Graduation Celebration Spring 2024
On Saturday, May 25th, the First Nations House of Learning hosted a graduation celebration to honour Indigenous graduates from the Spring Class of 2024. The event, held at the First Nations Longhouse, saw 44 participating Indigenous students called into Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall through the ceremonial door. As each entered, they were ceremoniously transformed from student […]
Our Stories
Go here to find stories about FNHL, Students, Youth, and Giving.
Indigenous Grad Celebrations
Learn about past and upcoming Indigenous Graduation Celebrations.
About our logo
Tsimshian artist Glen Wood created the First Nations House of Learning logo. It consists of a human face surrounded by two ravens, which also form the frame of a longhouse. The face is a humanoid with frog-‐like features and represents First Nations people. The house design represents the university, or “House of Learning,” which is […]
šxʷta:təχʷəm
šxʷta:təχʷəm is a social space run by and for Indigenous students.
Longhouse Events
Visit the Event Calendar to learn what’s happening at the Longhouse.
UBC Indigenous Career Fair 2024
Are you in search of summer work opportunities or a pathway into your career post-graduation? The First Nations House of Learning invites Indigenous students to UBC’s inaugural Indigenous Career Fair on Thursday, February 1st, from 3:30–5:30pm at Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall. Prospective employers representing a variety of sectors will offer insights into their summer internship openings, […]