Photo: 2024 NITEP gathering | Pictured from left to right: Peggy Janicki, BEd’01, MEd’14, Jan Hare, PHD’01 & one of last year’s recipients, Chas Desjarlais, BEd’99, MEd’14
We invite you to walk with us in celebration and reflection—honouring Indigenous leadership, shared learning, and 50 years of NITEP’s transformative impact.
Together, we’ll recognize this year’s Reconciliation and Decolonization Award recipient, Alannah Young MA’06, PhD’15, and celebrate the enduring connections that strengthen our alumni community.
Date
Friday, December 5, 2025
Time
4:30PM – 6:00PM
Location
FNESC Education Conference
Westin Bayshore Hotel
1601 Bayshore Drive
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6G 2V4
Room: Salon 1 of the Stanley Park Ballroom
Read More About the Reconciliation and Decolonization Alumni Award Recipient
Alannah Young, MA’06, PhD’15
Her work spans decades of leadership in decolonizing and reindigenizing education, health, and community across Turtle Island. At UBC, she serves as a Research Associate with the Centre for Indigenous Education, Research, and Wellness at xʷc̓ic̓əsəm and has guided students through the First Nations House of Learning, the Medicine Collective, and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Through her scholarship, mentorship, and ceremonial leadership, Dr. Young has inspired generations of students, colleagues, and community members to engage in reconciliation and decolonization.
At UBC, Dr. Young serves as a Research Associate with the Centre for Indigenous Education, Research, and Wellness at xʷc̓ic̓əsəm, where she generates and applies Indigenous knowledge through land-based learning and community collaboration. She has guided students and colleagues through her work with the First Nations House of Learning, the Medicine Collective, the Culturally Relevant Urban Wellness program, and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Beyond UBC, she has been a mentor, teacher, and knowledge keeper for youth, Elders, and communities, sharing traditional medicine practices, leading ceremonies, and fostering spaces of belonging and healing.
Dr. Young’s prolific academic contributions include more than 17 scholarly publications and ongoing work that continues to shape decolonial and reindigenizing approaches in education. She has inspired generations of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students and colleagues to engage deeply in reconciliation, equity, and transformative education, leaving a profound and lasting impact on UBC and communities far beyond.
Past Recipients
2024: Chas Desjarlais, BEd’99, MEd’14; Dr. Meike Wernicke, PhD’13
2023: Marjorie Dumont, BEd’96, MEd’14; Mindy Carter, PhD’12
