Journey from a BA into a MA: Interview with Arts Alumni Jade LaFontaine
By Arts Indigenous Student Advising Arts Indigenous Student Advising Peer Advisor Sabrina Moshenko sits down with Arts Alumni Jade LaFontaine to discuss her journey from the first year of her BA to working on her master’s thesis and a nationwide research project. Jade LaFontaine is Salish on her father’s side from Spuzzum First Nation and […]
Exceptional moments and life after a BA: Advice from graduating Indigenous Students Yazmeen Wardman and Ben Wells
By Arts Indigenous Student Advising Arts Indigenous Student Advising Peer Advisor Sabrina Moshenko speaks with graduating Bachelor of Arts students Yazmeen Wardman and Ben Wells, about navigating first year, moments of pride, finding connection, and their plans for their futures. Yazmeen Wardman (she/her) Professors would describe her as kind, diligent, and passionate. Yazmeen was born […]
Being sisters, room mates, and finding the Indigenous Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program: An interview with Wenonah and Nicole North Peigan
By Arts Indigenous Student Advising Arts Indigenous Advising Peer Advisor Aiyana Twigg speaks with Wenonah and Nicole North Peigan, undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts, about being sisters renting in Vancouver, participating in the Indigenous undergraduate research mentorship, and reconnecting with their grandmother. Wenonah and Nicole North Peigan are sisters who have mixed Blackfoot […]
Finding community, connection, and creativity: An interview with Nakoda Hunter
By Arts Indigenous Student Advising Arts Indigenous Advising Peer Advisor Aiyana Twigg speaks with Nakoda Hunter, an undergraduate student in the Faculty of Arts, about online learning, creative endeavours, and the value of connecting with Indigenous communities at universities. Nakoda Hunter was born and raised in Vancouver, BC and is a member of the Wesley […]
On the path from Arts to medical school: An interview with Grant Bird
By Arts Indigenous Student Advising Arts Indigenous Advising Peer Advisor Aiyana Twigg speaks with Grant Bird, an undergraduate student in the Faculty of Arts, about his hometown, experience starting at UBC during the COVID-19 pandemic, and plans to attend medical school after undergrad. Grant Bird is from Montreal Lake, located in Northern Saskatchewan with Cree […]
6 stress management tips for Indigenous Arts students
As a student in university, one of my biggest struggles is managing stress. Stress is inevitable in students, whether it begins halfway through the semester during midterms, or at the end when you are cramming four months of work into a one-day study session. But there are ways to alleviate this stress!
Arts Indigenous Student Advising name change celebrates Indigenous community
Arts Indigenous Student Advising is committed to providing meaningful support for Indigenous students to reach their academic, professional and personal goals.
Meet Emily Henderson: Anthropology Student, ILC Member & Ethnograph Journal Editor
Story produced by Aboriginal Student Affairs Peer Advisor, Tiana Bone Emily Henderson is a Greenlandic Inuk Anthropology major at the University of British Columbia and she grew up in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. Emily has completed her degree in Anthropology as of December 2019! You are involved with Indigenous Leadership Collective, what has […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Sarah Russ
Story produced by ASA Peer Advisor, Tiana Bone Sarah Russ, (pictured in the far left) grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. Sarah is half Haida, Icelandic and British and studies First Nations and Indigenous Studies (FNIS) and Anthropology here at UBC. Did you always know you wanted to study First Nations and Indigenous studies? I didn’t […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Sotera Mader
Story produced by ASA Peer Advisor, Tiana Bone Sotera Mader is from Squamish, BC with Métis, Filipina, and mixed white ancestry. Sotera is majoring in Speech Sciences, and minoring in Asian Area Studies. Could you tell us a bit more about your Speech Sciences major? (what you like about it/how you decided on it/what the courses […]