Indigenous
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Indigenous law grad finds community at the heart of JD/JID experience
Ashley Wehrhahn is Nehiyaw/Plains Cree from Sweetgrass First Nation, which is just outside where she grew up in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, in Treaty 6 and homeland of the Métis. Ashley completed the four-year JD/JID joint Indigenous Law Program at UVic Law with a concentration in environmental law and sustainability. What…
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A Place of Medicine: a day with UVic’s inaugural Indigenous Land Steward Loreisa Lepine
Tiny shoots spring up in the courtyard now called A Place of Medicine, home to some of most vital Indigenous…
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Aerial mapping tool takes flight
Researchers at UVic are partnering with Cowichan Tribes Emergency Services and InDro Robotics to test new drone technology to support…
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Northern voices lead energy conversations
A first-of-its-kind effort to gain a detailed picture of the energy aspirations of small, rural and remote communities across northern…
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Learning relational responsibility
Students and community members gathered at the University of Victoria to learn what it means to be a respectful visitor…
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2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
Environmental sustainability, clean technology and Inuit rights highlighted in this year’s group of remarkable grads A local scientist who analyzes…
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Indigenous research and community spring from arts lab
There’s a new Indigenous arts research space at the University of Victoria (UVic) that is looking up—way up—to the arts…
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lək̓ʷəŋən Paddle marks pledge in Commonwealth Games
The “lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Paddle” was received by Commonwealth Sport President Chris Jenkins during an official handover ceremony held at Canada…
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CIFAL Victoria, First Nations co-create emergency planning
CIFAL Victoria is part of a global network but it’s through a local network—of First Nations, academics and emergency preparedness…