UBC experts on National Indigenous History Month

Dr. Aynur Kadir - Assistant Professor, Department of Asian Studies - Written and oral Uyghur literature, folklore, music, and culture; filmmaking, curation Multimedia exhibition design and community-based collaborative research; Global indigeneity and indigenous media in collaboration with Uyghur China, Coast Salish, and Six Nations Canada; and the safeguarding and revitalization of languages and cultural heritage through digital technology and collaborative initiatives Lifeways in Indigenous Asia; production of history to expand the concept of global indigeneity; the impact of grassroots Indigenous movements in creating transnational alliances with other Indigenous groups and non-Indigenous allies; Indigenous activism and diplomacy travelled beyond national borders leading to a better understanding and respect for Indigenous sovereignty and diplomacy *available working hours Monday - Wednesday Dr. T. Patrick Carrabré - Professor and Director of the School of Music - Community-engaged research, creation of shared musical spaces with Indigenous and non-western musicians, deconstructionist techniques in music; 2022 Festival of Indigenous Artists at UBC Chan Centre; music composition for video performance for Snewíyalh tl'a Stakw (Teachings of the Water), with Skwxwu7mesh text gifted by Tsitsáyxemaat (Rebecca Duncan) *unavailable June 17 onwards Dr. Shandin Pete (he/him) - He carries the name Bitterroot Salish from the Western Montana and Navajo from Arizona - Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences - Email:   shandin.pete@ubc.ca Earth science exper