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
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Student Events
Visit the Indigenous Student Events calendar to learn what’s on offer for you at the Longhouse.
Indigenous Graduation Celebration Fall 2022
On Saturday, November 26th, the First Nations House of Learning hosted a graduation celebration to honour Indigenous graduates from the Fall Class of 2022. The event, held at the First Nations Longhouse, saw participating Indigenous students called into Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall through the ceremonial door. As each entered, they were ceremoniously transformed from student to […]
FNHL statement on first anniversary of #215
The First Nations House of Learning remembers and acknowledges the first anniversary of the tragic news that 215 unmarked graves were discovered on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on the territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc. We feel sorrow and sadness surrounding these children’s deaths and for those whose unmarked graves […]
FNHL Statement on Red Dress Day
Today, on National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, also known as Red Dress Day, the First Nations House of Learning stands in solidarity with the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and relatives. As we honour their lives, and acknowledge the pain and sorrow felt by their […]
Verna Kirkness: Recalling the birth of the Ts”kel Program
When I recently learned about UBC’s new Master of Education in Indigenous Education I was delighted, as it brought back fond memories from 38 years ago (1984) when First Nations students were provided their first opportunity to pursue a Master of Education with First Nations content. As it happened, NITEP graduate, Sharon Mack, who was […]
Indigenous Graduation Celebration Spring 2022
On Saturday, May 28th, the First Nations House of Learning hosted a graduation celebration event at the First Nations Longhouse to honour 60 participating Indigenous graduates from the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 classes, from a combined total of 260 Indigenous graduates at UBC Vancouver. The event saw Indigenous students walking through the Longhouse’s ceremonial […]
Dr. Eduardo Jovel appointed interim Director of the First Nations House of Learning
The following message was originally issued by Prof. Andrew Szeri, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver. Dr. Eduardo Jovel has been appointed as the Interim Director of the First Nations House of Learning, effective December 1, 2021. He joins FNHL at this time while Dr. Margaret Moss, Associate Professor, UBC School of Nursing, and Director, […]