Birth Place Lab reflects on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, 2026
Please join the BPL in honouring residential school survivors and their communities by attending an event or by learning more about the legacy of residential schools and what you can do to support Indigenous communities.
Public Events
UBC Orange Shirt Day Hub(opens in new tab)
Virtual Exhibition
Our Children, Our Future: The Indian Child Caravan 45 Years Later(opens in new tab)
Online | Ongoing
Beading Circle
Beading Circle Social(opens in new tab) - all Indigenous student beaders welcome
September 9, 16, & 23, 2026 | 2-4:15pm
Public Event
Come Toward the Fire(opens in new tab)
September 18-20, 2026
Public Event
NCTR Virtual Lunch & Learns(opens in new tab)
September 21-25, 2026 | 10:00am-12:00pm
Speaker Series
Frybread Power: The Significance of Indigenous Empowerment, Pride & Resilience for Health(opens in new tab)
September 21, 2026 | 9am
Performance
Where Have All the Buffalo Gone?(opens in new tab)
September 30, 2026 | 4pm-4:30pm
Public Event
Intergenerational March(opens in new tab)
September 30, 2026 | 11:45am-3:00pm
Resources on Indigenous Experiences
Know the Demands! (List of concrete recommendations for Truth and Reconciliation)(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab)
Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre(opens in new tab)
21 Things You May Not Have Known About The Indian Act(opens in new tab)
The Indian Act(opens in new tab)
The Sixties Scoop(opens in new tab)
OCAP: Ownership Control Access Possession, Data Governance Course(opens in new tab)
Birth and Health Specific Resources
National Council of Indigenous Midwives Publications(opens in new tab)
Guided by our Ancestors: Indigenous Midwives and Advocacy(opens in new tab)
Indigenous Midwifery Knowledge and Skills: A Framework of Competencies(opens in new tab)
Uproot - Addressing Colonialism - The Greatest Barrier to Restoring Birth(opens in new tab)
Donate to Indigenous Led Organizations Making a Difference
Readings and Visual Media
Short films produced by Indigenous youth(opens in new tab)
Short film: Raven Goes Fishing by Daniel Foreman(opens in new tab)
Book: Structures of indifference: An Indigenous life and death in a Canadian city(opens in new tab)
Book: They Called Me Number One(opens in new tab)
Book: Up Ghost River(opens in new tab)
Book: Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City(opens in new tab)
Graphic Novel: Teacher Guide for This Place: 150 Years Retold(opens in new tab)
Podcast: Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild(opens in new tab)