Indigenous leaders denounce UBC profs’ ‘outdated and regressive’ lawsuit against land acknowledgements

Indigenous leaders denounce UBC profs’ ‘outdated and regressive’ lawsuit against land acknowledgements

Indigenous leaders are condemning a lawsuit by a group of University of British Columbia (UBC) professors and one graduate student who are against the school making land acknowledgements, along with other diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

Indigenous leaders denounce UBC profs’ ‘outdated and regressive’ lawsuit against land acknowledgements - The Turtle Island News

By Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Indigenous leaders are condemning a lawsuit by a group of University of British Columbia (UBC) professors and one graduate student who are against the school making land acknowledgements, along with other diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. One syilx Okanagan chief described the legal demands as “attempts to erase syilx Okanagan presence and rights.” Five UBC faculty members …

Indigenous leaders denounce UBC profs’ 'outdated and regressive' lawsuit against land acknowledgements

Four UBC faculty members, plus one graduate student, launched a petition against territorial acknowledgments and other diversity efforts in the B.C. Supreme Court. The professors behind the lawsuit are (from left) Brad Epperly, Andrew Irvine, Chris Kam, and Michael Treschow. Photos via UBC Indigenous leaders are condemning a lawsuit by a group of University of British Columbia (UBC) professors and one graduate student who are against the school …