The traditional welcoming pole in the Aboriginal Gathering Place (New Westminster campus) faces the Fraser River.
Welcoming Pole by Musqueam artist Susan Point
| We are grateful that at Douglas College we live, learn, work and play on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples of the QayQayt and Kwikwetlem First Nations. |
Indigenization at Douglas College: "Douglas College is committed to the engagement process with the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training to develop a comprehensive post-secondary strategy that responds to the Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) Calls to Action and to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in relation to post-secondary education and training."
Use this guide to find Douglas College Indigenous and decolonizing educational and pedagogical resources to implement throughout your course. Many of the resources in this guide are available through the DC Library, either as print, available in the stacks, or as an electronic resource, with links provided. We invite you to suggest a purchase and recommend additional resources to us to help us continue to improve our collection.