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Hello All,
The First Nations and Indigenous Studies Program and UBC Library will be hosting an
Honouring Indigenous Writers Wikipedia
Edit-a-Thon<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/HonouringIndi…
on March 2nd from 1-4pm at the Sty-Wet-Tan Hall in the First Nations Longhouse at UBC
Vancouver campus.
Wikipedia is a multilingual, web-based, free encyclopedia based on a model of open
community-generated knowledge. This edit-a-thon is seeking to improve the coverage of
Indigenous writers on Wikipedia and to encourage diverse community editors to actively
work to dissuade assumptions about Indigenous literature by raising their profile in this
increasingly influential information source. Attendees will pick authors from a list of
Indigenous authors who have approved their inclusion in this event and edit/create their
Wikipedia articles.
The event is free, catered, and features guest speakers who will share their experiences
as Indigenous authors. Please bring your own laptop.
Event page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/HonouringIndigenousWriters/U…
If you are interested in developing your own Honouring Indigenous Writers Wikipedia
Edit-a-thon, we would love to support you in this work. You can find the planning
materials here:
https://t.co/yIyk1QF2E0?amp=1<https://t.co/yIyk1QF2E0?amp=1><https…
Please let us know of your interest! And if you available, we would love to have you at
the March 2 event!
Best,
Erin Fields
Erin Fields MLIS, BEd, BA
SLAIS Liaison Librarian, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice Librarian, Flexible
Learning Coordinator
Humanities and Social Sciences Department - Koerner Library | UBC Library
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
1958 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 822 0977
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