Early silence in Mary-Ellen Turpel Lafond controversy shows UBC has much to learn when it comes to grappling with contested claims to Indigenous identity
The University of British Columbia’s president and provost said they regret that a statement responding to questions about a former professor’s claim to Indigenous identity was interpreted as a sign of support and pledged to assess the university’s approach to Indigenous citizenship in hiring.
A statement issued by UBC Tuesday, signed by interim president Deborah Buszard and provost Gage Averill, said the media reported that statement “as constituting support” for Dr. Turpel-Lafond and that UBC’s subsequent silence about the controversy was interpreted as confirmation of that support. Dr. Turpel-Lafond retired recently from the university and has said in response to the media attention that she is of Cree, Scottish and English heritage and a member of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. She said she has never been hired on the basis of affirmative action.
UBC’s leadership said it has been in discussions with other universities to learn from their experience but that any proposals will have to evolve from discussions with Indigenous peoples in B.C. and should reflect the values of Indigenous colleagues at the university. “The possibility that anyone might misrepresent themselves for personal and professional benefit, or that misleading credentials or publications might be submitted for employment, is one that we take extremely seriously,” the statement said.
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