ASA Student Spotlight: Kyla LeSage
Kyla LeSage is from the Vuntut Gwitchin in Old Crow, Yukon on her maternal side and Anishinaabeg from Garden River, Ontario on her paternal side. She grew up outside of her traditional territories where she is grateful to call Sombe K’a Yellowknife, NWT her home on the traditional land of the Yellowknives Dene First Nations in […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Ronnie Young
Ronnie is a trans-female from the Kaska nation in the Yukon and recently celebrated her graduation from UBC this past May. Ronnie’s specialization was Anthropology and she focused her research efforts on Indigenous anthropological studies.
ASA Student Spotlight: Salia Joseph
Salia Joseph is from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation and grew up on Vancouver Island. She recently graduated from First Nations and Indigenous Studies (FNIS) in 2016. She is a community organizer and facilitator interested in Indigenous rights, culture and politics and passionate about youth and women advocacy work. Read more to find out what Salia is doing […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Nikita Day
Nikita Day is a 3rd year student majoring in Gender Studies, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) with a minor in First Nations and Indigenous Studies (FNIS). Nikita is familiar with the pressures of school and attending a university bigger than her home community. Read more to find out how Nikita spent Summer 2017 doing what she […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Sage Vanier
Sage Vanier comes from the Kitsumkalum Band and recently graduated in May 2017 from UBC with a major in Archaeology. Last Winter, she participated in the Aboriginal Undergraduate Student Research Mentorship. Read on to learn more about Sage and what the mentorship was like! Can you tell me what you studied at UBC and how did […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Theresa Warbus
Theresa Warbus is from the Stó:lō Nation. She now resides in Vancouver BC with her two children and husband, on the traditional and unceded territory of her grandfather, the Musqueam Nation. Theresa is a film student at UBC, she will complete her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production in spring of 2018. Theresa has worked […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Devon Davis
Devon Davis graduated with a major in First Nations and Indigenous studies last May 2017. As an alumni, Devon took some time to share his experiences as a mature undergraduate student. What’s your name and where are you from? Kwe’, I am Mi’kmaq and European, a Jackatar, from the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation in Newfoundland. I […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Sage Broomfield
Sage Broomfield is a third year International Relations Major and the new First Nations and Indigenous Studies (FNIS) assistant. She grew up in Victoria, British Columbia but her familial and cultural background is of the Albertan Sawridge Cree Nation. Her academic interests include Indigenous and Canadian legal systems, International security, and politics. Hey Sage! Could you […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Alexa McPhee
Alexa McPhee is in fourth year studying First Nations and Indigenous Studies and Political Science. She is the president of the First Nations and Indigenous Studies Students Association (FNSSA) and volunteers around Vancouver. In the summer of 2017, Alexa attended a pilot program through UBC and Dechinta for a week. Read more to learn about Alexa and […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Anangons Johnson-Owl
Anangons Johnson-Owl grew up on Treaty Four territory of the Cree/ Nehiyah in Southern Saskatchewan. Her ancestral lands are located in Sagamok Anishnawbek, part of the Robinson-Huron treaty, in Ontario; as well as in Montreal Lake First Nation/ Molanosa in northern Saskatchewan, and in Sweden. In 2017, Anangons finished her undergraduate degree in Sociology at the […]