Ian Cull (Restoule)
@ian-cull.bsky.social
Retired at The University of British Columbia-Advisor to the Principal on Indigenous Affairs, previously Senior Student Affairs Officer & Vice President. Member of Dokis First Nation
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I was pleased to join Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha on the "From Here Forward" University of British Columbia Magazine podcast for a conversation about UBC Okanagan’s 20th anniversary. You can have a listen at the link below.
20 years of UBC Okanagan
UBCO’s Principal and Deputy Vice-Chancellor reflects on the campus’s milestone year.
magazine.alumni.ubc.ca
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I was pleased to join Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha on the "From Here Forward" University of British Columbia Magazine podcast for a conversation about UBC Okanagan’s 20th anniversary. You can have a listen at the link below.
Well yeah!!!!
I mean, I said this in 2020 wjem everything in here was COMPLETELY OBVIOUS. Not sure what anyone else was waiting for.
Entirely remote work means less training and opportunity for advancement, especially for younger workers, new research suggests. Here's what economists say.
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Well yeah!!!!
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my kids are listening to Hawksley Workman on my iPod from 2006 & I can truthfully tell them there is no option to put on K-Pop Demon Hunters instead
December 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
my kids are listening to Hawksley Workman on my iPod from 2006 & I can truthfully tell them there is no option to put on K-Pop Demon Hunters instead
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Horror fiction, critical thinking and humanism with a strippery slant, my memoirs, and a little smut.
#booksky #darkhumor #horror
Check out all my books and bio, plus find links to my articles and interviews at
erinlouis.com
#booksky #darkhumor #horror
Check out all my books and bio, plus find links to my articles and interviews at
erinlouis.com
Author | Erin Louis
Erin Louis is a former stripper turned author of both non fiction and fiction.
erinlouis.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Horror fiction, critical thinking and humanism with a strippery slant, my memoirs, and a little smut.
#booksky #darkhumor #horror
Check out all my books and bio, plus find links to my articles and interviews at
erinlouis.com
#booksky #darkhumor #horror
Check out all my books and bio, plus find links to my articles and interviews at
erinlouis.com
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Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Prime Minister Mark Carney disagrees with the concept of a premier of one province unilaterally taking over a different province but his hands are tied by his unwillingness to do anything about it.
www.thebeaverton.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
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Thank you to everyone that has followed me. I enjoy reading all of the different posts and seeing so many beautiful pictures. I hit 20,000 followers today. Yay thank you all so much.
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Who would gain status under proposed changes to Bill S-2?
Senator Paul Prosper says the amendments wouldn’t open the floodgates – they’d end discrimination against people born after 1985 who didn’t marry another status person.
Here’s what the changes would do.
Full discussion tonight on N2N.
Senator Paul Prosper says the amendments wouldn’t open the floodgates – they’d end discrimination against people born after 1985 who didn’t marry another status person.
Here’s what the changes would do.
Full discussion tonight on N2N.
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Who would gain status under proposed changes to Bill S-2?
Senator Paul Prosper says the amendments wouldn’t open the floodgates – they’d end discrimination against people born after 1985 who didn’t marry another status person.
Here’s what the changes would do.
Full discussion tonight on N2N.
Senator Paul Prosper says the amendments wouldn’t open the floodgates – they’d end discrimination against people born after 1985 who didn’t marry another status person.
Here’s what the changes would do.
Full discussion tonight on N2N.
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Proud to see UBC Okanagan research as part of the solution to wildfire resilience in BC. Thank you for your support, @rparmarbc.bsky.social!
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
This spring, we worked on the development of a province-wide wildfire camera network.
With AI-assisted smoke detection to improve wildfire response and provide data for predictive research, we are changing the game.
Every season, we get better and stronger.
#BCWildfire
With AI-assisted smoke detection to improve wildfire response and provide data for predictive research, we are changing the game.
Every season, we get better and stronger.
#BCWildfire
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Proud to see UBC Okanagan research as part of the solution to wildfire resilience in BC. Thank you for your support, @rparmarbc.bsky.social!
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
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The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the memorandum of understanding that Canada and Alberta Thursday morning.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
‘The answer is no and always will be’: UBCIC on Alberta-Canada MOU
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the MOU signed Thursday morning to build a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the memorandum of understanding that Canada and Alberta Thursday morning.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
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If the amendments are approved, they will mark a historic step toward ending decades of gender-based discrimination in First Nations status law—but they also risk delaying the bill’s original goal, resolving a Charter challenge.
Watch the full show here:
Watch the full show here:
Bill S-2 amendments to end discrimination face critical Senate vote Tuesday | Nation to Nation
YouTube video by APTN News
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November 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
If the amendments are approved, they will mark a historic step toward ending decades of gender-based discrimination in First Nations status law—but they also risk delaying the bill’s original goal, resolving a Charter challenge.
Watch the full show here:
Watch the full show here:
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Sweeping changes to Bill S-2 that would eliminate the second-generation cutoff from the Indian Act will face a crucial vote in the Senate on Tuesday.
Read more about this weeks Nation to Nation on our website:
Read more about this weeks Nation to Nation on our website:
Will the Senate's attempt to amend S-2 survive and end discrimination?
The Senate committee on Indigenous Affairs pushed back against the Carney government and passed an amendment in Bill S-2
www.aptnnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Sweeping changes to Bill S-2 that would eliminate the second-generation cutoff from the Indian Act will face a crucial vote in the Senate on Tuesday.
Read more about this weeks Nation to Nation on our website:
Read more about this weeks Nation to Nation on our website:
Worries tuition could spike www.castanet.net/news/Kamloop...
Students worried what government review of B.C.'s post-secondary sector will mean for tuition fees - Kamloops News
Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Jessie Sunner announced an independent review of B.C.’s post-secondary system, saying she’s heard from faculty, staff, administration and student
www.castanet.net
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Worries tuition could spike www.castanet.net/news/Kamloop...
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Last thought: everyone needs to remember that one of the biggest issues on the BC government's mind is the potential collapse of VIU. When it talks about "consolidation", you should all understand it as "how can we create political cover to radically shrink VIU and foist the rest on UVic"?
OK, I have now read the Terms of Reference in more detail. My more considered opinion of the review is that the Government has lost its damn mind.
The BC Govt has announced a review of the public post-secondary system. Review will be led by Don Avison, recently Chair of the board at Emily Carr. He's a past Deputy Minister of Education, Skills and Training, and President of the Research Universities Council of BC
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Last thought: everyone needs to remember that one of the biggest issues on the BC government's mind is the potential collapse of VIU. When it talks about "consolidation", you should all understand it as "how can we create political cover to radically shrink VIU and foist the rest on UVic"?
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Sinclair believes those are numbers you would not have seen just 5 years ago, so, while movement may be slow, it’s also happening in ways never seen before.
Can also catch this week's episode on YouTube:
youtu.be/WSnwmTvBCII
Can also catch this week's episode on YouTube:
youtu.be/WSnwmTvBCII
Niigaan Sinclair says pace of TRC implementation 'frustrating' | Face to Face
YouTube video by APTN News
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Sinclair believes those are numbers you would not have seen just 5 years ago, so, while movement may be slow, it’s also happening in ways never seen before.
Can also catch this week's episode on YouTube:
youtu.be/WSnwmTvBCII
Can also catch this week's episode on YouTube:
youtu.be/WSnwmTvBCII
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“Ontario risks leaving billions of dollars on the table and in the ground and perpetuating economic disparities that have long persisted for First Nations.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #economy #ONpoli #Ontario
#Indigenous #FirstNations #economy #ONpoli #Ontario
Anishinabek Nation responds to the proposed Buy Ontario Act
The Government of Ontario's recent focus on the proposed Buy Ontario Act, 2025 underscores its commitment to prioritizing Ontario-made goods and services in public procurement, ostensibly to protect l...
www.windspeaker.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“Ontario risks leaving billions of dollars on the table and in the ground and perpetuating economic disparities that have long persisted for First Nations.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #economy #ONpoli #Ontario
#Indigenous #FirstNations #economy #ONpoli #Ontario
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My first (probably too quick) read of this is that a) most of the report's conclusions have already been decided and b) a lot of the solution is going to be "re-distribute UBC's money to other institutions".
The BC Govt has announced a review of the public post-secondary system. Review will be led by Don Avison, recently Chair of the board at Emily Carr. He's a past Deputy Minister of Education, Skills and Training, and President of the Research Universities Council of BC
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Province reviews public post-secondary system to ensure long-term sustainability
The Province is launching an independent review to strengthen the public post-secondary education system and ensure it is sustainable and well-positioned to support people in British Columbia and B.C.’s economic growth.
news.gov.bc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
My first (probably too quick) read of this is that a) most of the report's conclusions have already been decided and b) a lot of the solution is going to be "re-distribute UBC's money to other institutions".
A redistribution of UBC funding could be an unfortunate consequence for UBCO as it often gets
caught up in the wash. Thought-consolidate all student information systems for ecomonies and efficiencies.
caught up in the wash. Thought-consolidate all student information systems for ecomonies and efficiencies.
My first (probably too quick) read of this is that a) most of the report's conclusions have already been decided and b) a lot of the solution is going to be "re-distribute UBC's money to other institutions".
The BC Govt has announced a review of the public post-secondary system. Review will be led by Don Avison, recently Chair of the board at Emily Carr. He's a past Deputy Minister of Education, Skills and Training, and President of the Research Universities Council of BC
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
A redistribution of UBC funding could be an unfortunate consequence for UBCO as it often gets
caught up in the wash. Thought-consolidate all student information systems for ecomonies and efficiencies.
caught up in the wash. Thought-consolidate all student information systems for ecomonies and efficiencies.
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Join today and we’ll send you a Narwhal toque!
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November 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Niigaan Sinclair is an Indigenous Studies professor, columnist and a national bestselling author.
Tonight on Face to Face, he explains that despite there being many reasons to feel like the world is burning, it’s a remarkable time to be an educator.
Tonight on Face to Face, he explains that despite there being many reasons to feel like the world is burning, it’s a remarkable time to be an educator.
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Well indeed. Stay tuned I guess.
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Well indeed. Stay tuned I guess.
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King says he made a concerted effort this year to find their origin, which brought him to a U.S. organization called Tribal Alliance Against Frauds.
Author Thomas King says he's not Indigenous
Thomas King, the celebrated author of the book 'Inconvenient Indian' and others, now says that he's not Indigenous.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
King says he made a concerted effort this year to find their origin, which brought him to a U.S. organization called Tribal Alliance Against Frauds.
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In Red Skin, White Masks, UBC political scientist Glen Coulthard notes capitalism is based on theft: a theft of time (extracting value from labour) & a theft of land (dispossessing original owners). This idea of capitalism as theft unsettles any idea of ethical investment within capitalism.
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
In Red Skin, White Masks, UBC political scientist Glen Coulthard notes capitalism is based on theft: a theft of time (extracting value from labour) & a theft of land (dispossessing original owners). This idea of capitalism as theft unsettles any idea of ethical investment within capitalism.
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Congratulations to UBCO's Dr. Mary Jung on her appointment as Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism & Diabetes. I'm so proud to see Mary's leadership and expertise recognized, and for @ubcokanagan.bsky.social to have attracted a national institute for the first time!
Dr. Mary Jung appointed Scientific Director of CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
UBC Okanagan to become home to national health institute UBC Okanagan researcher Dr. Mary Jung is taking over leadership of one of the 13 institutes that make up the Canadian Institutes of Health Res...
research.ok.ubc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Congratulations to UBCO's Dr. Mary Jung on her appointment as Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism & Diabetes. I'm so proud to see Mary's leadership and expertise recognized, and for @ubcokanagan.bsky.social to have attracted a national institute for the first time!
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(everyone has known for years — years!! — that Thomas King is not Cherokee) www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
Inconvenient Indian author Thomas King says he is not part Cherokee
Writer ‘still in shock’ after a whistle-blowing organization showed him genealogical evidence that he wasn’t part Indigenous as he originally assumed
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
(everyone has known for years — years!! — that Thomas King is not Cherokee) www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...