News and Events
Indigenous trades programs receive funding boost
Friday, January 24 2020
TRU is receiving almost $2 million for trades programs for Indigenous students in Kamloops, Chase, Lillooet and Williams Lake.
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Indigenous trades programs receive funding boost
Friday, January 24 2020
TRU is receiving almost $2 million for trades programs for Indigenous students in Kamloops, Chase, Lillooet and Williams Lake.
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Coyote continues to create change
Wednesday, September 25 2019
TRU's program to accelerate indigenization campuswide, known as The Coyote Project, has been extended for three more years.
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TRU designates seats to train more Indigenous teachers
Friday, July 19 2019
TRU is expanding its Bachelor of Education program by 16 seats for Indigenous students.
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Gathering support
Friday, June 28 2019
Cplul’kw’ten, or The Gathering Place, has evolved into a place of comfort and support that’s bursting with services for Indigenous students.
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TRU wins national teaching excellence award
Wednesday, June 12 2019
TRU's Knowledge Makers initiative has been awarded the national Alan Blizzard Award for excellence in collaborative teaching.
Read moreUpcoming Events
Indigenous Awareness Week: Indigenous movie/family night
Date: February 24, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Cplul'kw'ten The Gathering Place
Watch a family-friendly movie.
Indigenous Awareness Week: student artisans market
Date: February 25, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Campus Activity Centre
Stop by for a range of handmade items.
Honouring our Elders Luncheon
Date: February 25, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Campus Activity Centre
In addition to the meal, there will be storytelling, entertainment, prizes, reconnecting, laughs, and more.
Indigenous Awareness Week: Bannock Bake Off
Date: February 25, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Campus Activity Centre
Have you mastered making bannock? Do you make fry bread or oven bannock?
Annual Events
Aboriginal Awareness Week
A variety of activities take place every year in late February. Past events have included a fashion show, an elders luncheon, a bannock bake-off, and more.
Orientation
TRU Services for Indigenous Students hosts a variety of welcome events and activities for Indigenous students as classes get started in the fall.
Powwow
A traditional powwow takes place every year in late February or early March. It attracts people from near and far and of all ages for competitive and recreational performances.
Transitions to post-secondary day
High school students spend the day on campus to learn what TRU has to offer through workshops, activities, tours and interactions with faculty and staff.
High school science and health sciences camp
Students entering grades 8-10 stay overnight at TRU Residence during the summer, the do hands-on experiments, learn about traditional practices, go on field trips and meet faculty and students.