Xwi7xwa Library

Xwi7xwa Library
UBC Longhouse 02
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49°15′55″N 123°15′24″W / 49.2654°N 123.2566°W / 49.2654; -123.2566
LocationUniversity of British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Canada
TypeAcademic library, archives
Branch ofUniversity of British Columbia Library

The X̱wi7x̱wa Library IPA: [χʷiʔχʷa] is an Indigenous library at the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia. The library, which draws its name from the Squamish word for echo, was named by Chief Simon Baker of the Squamish Nation.[1] The library is notable for its approaches to organizing First Nations knowledge and major collections and holdings in a way that expresses Indigenous thought and culture. Holding some 15,000 items, it is fully integrated with the main library of UBC.

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