Indigenous politics

Prof. Sheryl Lightfoot Elected Member of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists by Royal Society of Canada

Prof. Sheryl Lightfoot Elected Member of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists by Royal Society of Canada

Congratulations to UBC Political Science Professor Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot who was elected as a Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists by the Royal Society of Canada.

Dr. Richard Price’s class Professional Skills in Political Science connects our students and alumni

Dr. Richard Price’s class Professional Skills in Political Science connects our students and alumni

Dr. Price’s returning course provides students with answers to how they can apply the skills they learned in Political Science and International Relations.

Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for inclusion, democracy and reconciliation recipient Xi Yuan Pang interviewed in Vancouver Sun

Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for inclusion, democracy and reconciliation recipient Xi Yuan Pang interviewed in Vancouver Sun

“I hope this award reflects not my contributions and civic engagements, but that it’s very much a testament to the people and the community at UBC who have given me that space to be who I am,” Xi Yuan (Cecilia) Pang said.

Pipeline Workers Are Scaring Indigenous Elders Away From Their Own Lands

Pipeline Workers Are Scaring Indigenous Elders Away From Their Own Lands

UBC Political Science Professor Sheryl Lightfoot explains how governments and states are “completely side-stepping” Indigenous human rights while extracting resources without consultation and consent of traditional Indigenous communities.

Professor Sheryl Lightfoot Appointed United Nations Representative on Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Professor Sheryl Lightfoot Appointed United Nations Representative on Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The UN Human Rights Council has appointed Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot as the North American member on the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Sheryl Lightfoot: UBC demonstrates that we all have a role in upholding the rights of Indigenous peoples

Sheryl Lightfoot: UBC demonstrates that we all have a role in upholding the rights of Indigenous peoples

We want to ensure our campuses are places where Indigenous students, scholars and knowledge keepers truly feel welcome and able to reach their fullest potential, Sheryl Lightfoot writes for the Vancouver Sun.

Welcome to our new Lecturer, Joëlle Alice Michaud-Ouellet

Welcome to our new Lecturer, Joëlle Alice Michaud-Ouellet

UBC Political Science would like to extend a warm welcome to Joëlle Alice Michaud-Ouellet, who joins us as a Sessional Lecturer. 

Joint Book Launch: Celebrating new books by Sheryl Lightfoot and Coll Thrush

Joint Book Launch: Celebrating new books by Sheryl Lightfoot and Coll Thrush

In collaboration with First Nations and Indigenous Studies and the History Department, we held a book launch on February 2, 2017 to celebrate the release of two new books on Global Indigeneities.

Coulthard’s ‘Red Skin, White Masks’ Wins Top Political Theory Book Award

Coulthard’s ‘Red Skin, White Masks’ Wins Top Political Theory Book Award

Glen Coulthard’s, Red Skin, White Masks (University of Minnesota Press, 2014) won the Canadian Political Science Association’s C.B. Macpherson Award for Best Political Theory Book published in English or French in 2014 or 2015.