Date:
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 12:30 to 13:45
Speaker:
Dana-Lyn Mackenzie
Affiliation:
Senior Manager of EDI and Indigeneity from the UBC Faculties of Forestry and Land and Food Systems
Event Category:
Special Seminar
Host:
Chemistry Indigenous Initiatives Team
Location:
Chemistry B250
Dana-Lyn is the Senior Manager of EDI and Indigeneity from the UBC Faculties of Forestry and Land and Food Systems. Dana-Lyn is a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation, based in Canoe Pass, BC and a lawyer. She is the developer (along with Erin Keely) of the UBC Weaving Relations Canvas course.
Weaving Relations is a six hour, self-led, course that explores Indigenous histories, people and settler colonialism in Canada. Weaving Relations can be taken by anyone with a campus-wide login and an interest in gaining fundamental knowledge on reconciliation efforts and Indigenous engagement.
Dana-Lyn will be giving an overview of this course, focussing on Indigenous Histories.