Dear members of the School,
Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day (rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca), celebrating the heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
There are celebrations and events across BC and Canada and I encourage you to participate in these events.
Here are some links to topics in the field of kinesiology:
- In partnership with First Peoples’ Cultural Council, Indigenous Physical Activity & Cultural Circle (IPACC) members of Indigenous Studies in Kinesiology created four Nlaka’pamuxcin Physical Activity videos featuring Elders in the Nlaka’pamuxcin First Nations community with the support from Stein Valley Nlakapamux School and piyeʔwiʔx kt / Beeya.wEE.hh kt Language Foundation Society. These videos, provided by Dr. Rosalin Miles, feature the singing voice of Harvey Dunstan and showcase Elders, Charon Spinks, Judy Hanna, Buster Adams, and Maurice Michell who share a story in Nlaka’pamuxcin, on being physically active on the land. By empowering Elders to speak their stories, these videos help revitalize traditional language and create resurgence in Indigenous knowledge, traditions, and heritage, which support community resilience. The videos may be found here.
- As part of National Indigenous History Month, the UBC Learning Circle featured Indigenous community leaders from across BC who talked about community sport and physical activity in their communities. The webinar entitled ‘Everyone is a Wellness Champion: Stories from the Rez’ may be viewed here: Everyone is a Wellness Champion: Stories from the Rez – YouTube.
- The UBC Learning Circle series continues this week with a webinar entitled “A bright future for Indigenous Sports. Register here.
- UBCLC June 3rd Wk Newsletter: Indigenous Day, Indigenous sports, events and more! (mailchi.mp)
- Some national level resources on sport can be found here: Team Canada National Indigenous Peoples Day Resources – Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website.
In support of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation and First Nations across the country, and honouring the 215 children found buried at former Kamloops Residential School, we are providing orange ribbons to wear. I would like to send our very best wishes to all of our Indigenous students, their communities and faculty and staff on this important day.
With greatly honoured support from the First Peoples’ Cultural Council, Indigenous Physical Activity and Cultural Circle (IPACC) partnered with UBC Indigenous Studies in Kinesiology program to create four Nlaka’pamuxcin Physical Activity videos featuring Elders in the Nlaka’pamuxcin First Nations community. We also appreciate the support from Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux school and Piyeʔwiʔx kt Language Foundation Society.
These videos showcase the four Elders, Charon Spinks, Judy Hanna, Buster Adams, and Maurice Michell, who share a story in Nlaka’pamuxcin on being physically active on the land. By empowering Elders to speak their stories, these videos help revitalize our traditional language and create a resurgence in Indigenous knowledge, traditions, and heritage which supports community resilience. These videos create vital connections of our traditional language that can be passed onto younger and future generations, and we would also like to recognize Harvey Dunstan for allowing us to use his singing voice in the introductions. They also share ways community members can connect to the land, as a way to continue an overall healthy wellbeing. We would like to share with you the knowledge and history in both Nlaka’pamuxcin and English.