The Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Studies at SFU

https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2024/03/bringing-indigenous-culture-to-the-heart-of-sfu-s-surrey-campus-.html

Bringing Indigenous culture to the heart of SFU’s Surrey campus New public art installations share Coast Salish traditions, culture, and identity in teaching and community spaces.

What a great story! Although not mentioned, this really speaks to all the advocacy, and activism First Peoples have engaged in to bust open these institutions and reclaim their ancestors.

Thanks to the Washington Post, I found my ancestor’s remains at the Smithsonian Eden Fineday writes about how she found out her relative was at the institution — and her responsibility to visit and give thanks

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-phil-nuytten-first-nations-art-collection-exhibition

Stunning First Nations art collection assembled by B.C. diving pioneer Phil Nuytten on display Uno Langmann Fine Art has show of Phil Nuytten's First Nations collection, including work from Charlie James, Mungo Martin and Ellen Neel

https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2023/the-only-raven

The Cinematheque / The Only Raven: A Tribute to Bill Reid Bill Reid, a renowned Haida artist, became a pivotal figure in Haida art and culture by blending contemporary techniques with traditional artistic methods.

https://www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2023/12/coast-salish-woolly-dog.html

FASS researchers analyze origin and disappearance of Coast Salish woolly dog Indigenous Studies researcher Chelsey Armstrong along with new SFU alumnus Jonathan Hartt collaborated in a recently published Smithsonian Museum project, which analyzed the origin and disappearance of the Coast Salish woolly dog.

Congratulations to SFU Indigenous Studies faculty member Nicholas Reo!

As Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC), Reo will work to advance Indigenous-focused coastal regeneration.

Reo is one of the three researchers announced today as the first CERCs at Simon Fraser University.

Read the full story and learn more about Reo’s innovative research: https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2023/11/sfu-welcomes-three-canada-excellence-research-chairs.html

The Greg Younging Award in Publishing Studies was established in honor of Dr. Gregory Younging, the first Indigenous Master of Publishing (MPub) graduate, who devoted his life advocating for Indigenous representation and visibility in Canadian Publishing.

This $1000 award is granted annually to an Indigenous undergraduate student enrolled in our Print and Digital Publishing minor program, in an effort to advance and encourage emerging Indigenous publishing figures.

To submit an expression of interest, please contact our program advisor, Jo-Anne Ray: [email protected]. If you are currently enrolled in our minor program, you can also reach out to a publishing professor.

Image Description: The Black Eagle canoe, displayed at The Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Studies at SFU, is a replica of famed dugout canoe Loo Taas (Wave Eater), which Haida artist Bill Reid and his assistants carved from a 750-year-old cedar tree for Expo ’86 hosted by Vancouver, B.C. It is an integral part of Northwest Coast society, and a symbol of cultural identity for Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast.

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Join The Bill Reid Centre's Visiting Fellow Sdahl Ḵ’awaas, Lucy Bell for an event on October 19 at the Bill Reid Gallery.

Reflecting upon the work of Dr George Macdonald and Haida artist Bill Reid, Lucy will consider the context in which they worked and the changing perspectives, actions and priorities of the Haida.

The event is free, but donations to the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art are encouraged!

Oct 19 | 2:30pm | Bill Reid Gallery | https://ow.ly/BBtI50PPtc2

Thanks The Peak for featuring our little art walk in the campus newspaper

A closer look at SFU’s Indigenous art displays By: Olivia Visser, Copy Editor Lhuḵw’lhuḵw’áyten (Burnaby Mountain) has been home to hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh people for thousands of years. Today, the mountain is known to many as the locat…

We are all so incredibly proud that the Bill Reid Centre could be a part of this. Thank you to the facilitation team!!

Supporting Indigenous Resurgence through Indigenous Arts Education How do we respectfully bring Indigenous Arts into our teaching practice, especially when we are unable to invite an Indigenous artist to lead our learning? How can we, as non-Indigenous educators or Indigenous educators from different Nations than the art we are sharing, support students to engage i...

https://www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2023/10/bessie-cooley.html

Lifelong Indigenous language advocate dedicates degree to Tlingit heritage For Elder Kèyishí Bessie Cooley, obtaining her master's degree in Indigenous Languages and Linguistics from Simon Fraser University is more than just another milestone for her, it is also a tribute to her family and a testament to her life story around the language which she has fought hard to pre...

10th Anniversary of Orange Shirt Day with Founder Phyllis Webstad Join the founder of Orange Shirt Day, Phyllis Webstad, at a special event on Burnaby campus where she is keynote speaker.