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Touring Brent Sparrow’s ʔəlqsən art installation

Touring Brent Sparrow’s ʔəlqsən art installation

June 11, 2020

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of meeting with Brent Sparrow Jr. to view his newest public art installation on the UBC Vancouver campus. Brent is a member of the Musqueam community and ʔəlqsən (Point Grey) is his first public art installation cast in bronze. The installation is comprised of 10 cast bronze panels […]

Musqueam Chief Wayne Sparrow and UBC President Santa Ono, with the Apology Plaque (Photo by Paul Joseph / UBC)

A Commitment to Move Forward: Apology Plaque Presentation

October 2, 2019

Musqueam Cultural Centre Good evening. I am honoured to be here and to present this plaque which commemorates the Statement of Apology that I made on behalf of the university on April 9, 2018. In the Statement, I apologized on behalf of UBC to survivors of the residential schools, to their families and communities, and […]

Remarks at the Musqueam Flag Raising Ceremony

February 25, 2019

Good morning everyone and thank you for coming out today. As you may know, until now, UBC has marked National Indigenous Peoples Day by temporarily raising the flag of its host First Nation in place of the university’s flag. Last Fall, we raised the flag of the Okanagan Nation Alliance permanently at the UBC Okanagan […]

Musqueam Flag Raising Ceremony – February 25, 2019

Musqueam Flag Raising Ceremony – February 25, 2019

February 25, 2019

February 25, 2019. All photos by Paul Joseph, UBC

Raising the Musqueam Flag: Acknowledging the past, recognizing our future responsibilities

Raising the Musqueam Flag: Acknowledging the past, recognizing our future responsibilities

February 19, 2019

  Students, faculty, staff and visitors at UBC’s Vancouver campus may have noticed, and wondered, about the three flag poles standing bare at the foot of Student Union Boulevard. Wonder no more. On Monday, February 25, three flags will be raised at the site – the UBC flag, the provincial flag and the flag of […]

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