![]() Thank you for your interest and commitment to a more Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive department, field, university and academic world. Dear reader, I would love to do this with you. As part of what I receive from this teaching, I hope to support lasting and meaningful change of myself, my family and my community. I also offer my gratitude for all that I have and will continue to learn from Indigenous peoples. I offer my deep gratitude to the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm as well as the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Stó:lō, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh for their care of these lands. I have received, and continue to receive, so much from these lands, personally and professionally, despite being an uninvited guest. I first came to Vancouver from Ontario starting in 2001 as a student at UBC. The xʷməθkʷəy̓əm have lived here for at least 4000 years. ![]() As I write this, I am standing on the traditional and ancestral lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people. Hello and welcome to the first EDI Dialogue and Learning Committee newsletter. “This qeqən (post) tells the story of the origin of our name xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)”.
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