UBC Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre

Enjoy the long weekend 🌱

Centre Update: The Centre is unable to facilitate new requests for guided tours and class visits at this time. Please reach out to us for research & support requests and for any questions.

We are hiring! Find the internal job posting here (https://ow.ly/tpAI50XKsha) , and the external posting here (https://ow.ly/7agG50XKsgq).

Turning Sideways Toward Truth: A Statement from the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre https://irshdc.ubc.ca/2025/12/03/turning-sideways-toward-truth/

WINTER HOURS: The Centre will be open by appointment only, starting on Friday, November 28, and continuing throughout the month of December. Thank you for allowing our team this extra space as the world quiets during this season. Please reach out to us virtually for online support or to book an appointment during this time.

We will be closed from November 17 to November 21 for staff development. Thank you for allowing us this space - please reach out to us via email during this week and we will respond to you at our earliest moment 💙🌊

Please check our social media and website for updates on our hours.

🍂We’re working to bring our space back to you with a refreshed spirit! Thank you for your patience while we re-imagine.

📸 credit to Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs.

Our Children, Our Future: The Indian Child Caravan 45 Years Later is out now! Find the digital exhibition at collections.irshdc.ubc.ca to learn more.

📸 credit to Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs.

The 1980 Indian Child Caravan was a turning point in Indigenous child welfare in Canada. It led to a historic agreement giving the Splatsin community full control over their child welfare program— marking the first time in Canada that a First Nations band was recognized as having jurisdiction over their own child welfare matters. The movement sparked wider calls for self-governance and reform, and its legacy lives on through continued advocacy.

"Our Children, Our Future: The Indian Child Caravan 45 Years Later" is out now. Find the online exhibition at collections.irshdc.ubc.ca .