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CUFA BC Announces Dr. Amy Parent Among Recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Academics Awards
The Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia (CUFA BC) has announced the recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Academics Awards, including Sigidimnak Noxs Ts'aawit Dr. Amy Parent, honoured with the Ehor Boyanowsky Academic of the Year Award.
Since its inception in 1995, the CUFA BC Distinguished Academics Awards series has celebrated faculty members whose work extends beyond the confines of academia, making meaningful contributions to the broader community. These scholars are recognized for their research, which advances knowledge and underscores the importance and relevance of university-based inquiry for the public good. Within British Columbia, research universities serve as vital hubs for social, intellectual, and economic innovation.
Sigidimnak Noxs Ts'aawit Dr. Amy Parent, an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Indigenous Education & Governance, has been honoured with this award for her project titled “Raising Nisga’a Language, Sovereignty, and Land-Based Education Through Traditional Carving knowledge.”
This groundbreaking initiative achieved an international milestone by facilitating the rematriation of the Ni'isjoohl memorial totem pole from Scotland. Dr. Parent's work has expanded the scope of Indigenous methodologies and governance and contributed to decolonizing museum practices and fostering partnerships for decolonization and reconciliation. Additionally, her research has played a crucial role in sharing knowledge and advancing the discourse on Indigenous education and governance.
Dr. Parent is honoured alongisde Drs. Sean Irwin (Royal Roads University) and Francis Juanes (University of Victoria), respectively.
The Journey of the Ni'isjoohl Memorial Pole
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September 28, 2023
September 28, 2023
On September 29th, the Nass Valley in Northwest British Columbia will witness an event of profound significance. The House of Ni’isjoohl memorial pole will return to its homeland, embraced by the arms of its ancestral community.
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August 01, 2023
August 01, 2023
The Nisga’a Lisims Government (NLG) and National Museums Scotland (NMS) announce that the House of Ni’isjoohl memorial pole will return home to the Nass Valley this September, in a historic moment for reconciliation.
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July 26, 2023
July 26, 2023
Congratulations to Sigidimnak Nox Ts'aawit Dr. Amy Parent and the Nisga'a Ni'isjoohl Memorial Pole Rematriation Team!
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March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023
A panel discussion recently hosted at the Bill Reid Gallery in Vancouver focused on the specifics of the Ni'isjoohl Pole Memorial Pole re-m/patriation, especially in relation to the wider international contexts of law, culture, governance, education, and decolonizing mandates and actions in colonial institutional systems.
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December 02, 2022
December 02, 2022
This Ni’isjoohl memorial pole is the first totem pole successfully repatriated from the United Kingdom, and the second to be returned from a European museum.
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August 31, 2022
August 31, 2022
Dr. Amy Parent is taking part in an initiative in Scotland to repatriate a Nisga'a memorial pole.
To suggest a candidate for the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia’s Distinguished Academics Awards, please contact Institutional Strategic Awards at awards@sfu.ca.