Unlearning & Undoing Club Returns for 2026-27

Oct 14, 2026 | Learning Resources, News & Stories

Unlearning & Undoing Club 🍂  A seven-part series to explore, reflect, & practice anti-racist approaches in healthcare.

Following a successful first year, the Unlearning & Undoing Club returns for 2026–27, bringing Kootenay Boundary healthcare providers & teams together for shared learning, reflection & action. Learn more about the series and access the curriculum & pre-work below…

A rich learning experience, rooted in love & care, to collectively advance our knowledge & practice to identify & address systemic racism & discrimination.

This seven-part series is hosted by the Circle of Indigenous Nations Society (COINS) Aboriginal Wellness Team and Elders, in partnership with the Kootenay Boundary Primary Care Network (PCN).

Modelled on the teachings of Dr. Danièle Behn Smith and Dr. Kate Jongbloed for the Office of the Provincial Health Officer (OPHO), the program supports participants in moving from theory to practice in identifying and addressing anti-Indigenous racism.

🌿 What It’s About

Through monthly facilitated discussions and personal reflection between sessions, participants will explore how systemic white supremacy, settler colonialism, discrimination, and racism show up in health care, and how we can collectively create space for truth, accountability, and change. Each sessions builds on the last.

🌾 Why It Matters

The series offers health-care professionals an opportunity to:

  • Deepen understanding of anti-racist and decolonizing practice
  • Reflect on how systemic inequities appear in day-to-day work
  • Connect and engage in meaningful dialogue with colleagues and Elders
  • Root professional practice in love, care, and relational accountability

🌸 What to Expect

Monthly virtual gathering: 12–1pm, hosted by the COINS Aboriginal Wellness Team and Elders

Pre-work: Each month, engage in short readings, videos, and guided prompts for reflection.

Time commitment: Approximately 2 hours per month (pre-learning and session participation).

Approach: Grounded in compassion and curiosity.

Come prepared: Share your thoughts as we collectively unlearn and undo colonial knots in the health care system.

Commitment to the Series: Participants are encouraged to attend all seven sessions, as each builds on the last through shared learning, reflection, and dialogue.

Affinity Groups: Throughout the series, you will spend part of each session with a small affinity group of peers, allowing you to get to know one another through sharing and reflecting on the monthly learning.

🦋 Who It's For & How To Register

Open to PCN staff and members across the Kootenay Boundary – including physicians, nurse practitioners, allied health professionals, clinic staff, teams, medical residents, and other health-care professionals. New and returning participants are welcome! Priority will be given to those who have not yet participated in the series. PCN practitioners & teams ~ watch your inbox for a direct invite with enrollment link! Questions? contact Maggie at mwilliams@kbdivision.ca.

🍃 Start Date & Schedule

The series begins Wednesday, November 25th, 2026, with Introduction to Unlearning & Undoing. Sessions continue monthly through June 2027. All virtual sessions take place from 12–1pm.

  • Session 1 – November 25, 2026: Introduction to Unlearning & Undoing
  • Session 2 – January 13, 2027: Foundational Commitments to Reconciliation and Orientation to Anti-Racism
  • Session 3 – February 10, 2027: My Relationship to Systemic White Supremacy
  • Optional In-Person Gathering – March 4, 2027, 3–4:30pm: Mid Point Integration Circle at COINS in Castlegar
  • Session 4 – March 10, 2027: Challenging Racist BC
  • Session 5 – April 14, 2027: Indigenous Perspectives: Land, Self-Determination, and Health
  • Session 6 – May 12, 2027: Systemic Discrimination and Indigenous Women
  • Session 7 – June 9, 2027: Summer Book Club: Indigenous Brilliance

📌 Series Curriculum & Pre-Work

Expand each session below for required readings, videos, and reflection questions.

Virtual Session 1: Introduction to Unlearning & Undoing | Wed Nov 25, 2026, 12-1pm

Required Pre-work:

Come prepared to discuss:

  1. What did you learn about the Doctrine of Discovery and its enduring impact?
  2. What stands out to you about the concept of ‘unlearning and undoing’?
  3. When you consider Copper Pot and Cedar Basket work, what does this mean to you?
  4. Why do you think it is important to ground this work in love and care?
  5. Can you talk about your understanding of how three systems of oppression operating in BC’s health system:  white supremacy, settler colonialism, and Indigenous specific racism are interrelated and lead to inequitable health outcomes for Indigenous peoples? 
Virtual Session 2: Foundational Commitments to Reconciliation and Orientation to Anti-Racism | Wed Jan 13, 2027, 12–1pm

Required Pre-work: 

Come prepared to discuss:

  1. Can you talk about your awareness of and engagement with the Foundational Documents? 
  2. Were you aware of the ‘instructions’ these documents provide to us?  
  3. How can we become more familiar with these critical documents and what they ask us to commit to in support of our work towards reconciliation?
  4. What is the difference between being ‘not racist’ and ‘anti-racist’? 
  5. How does expressing ‘I’m not racist’ prevent us from examining our own ideas, thoughts and actions?  What language can we use in place of saying “I’m not racist”?
  6. Why does Kendi recommend that we approach anti-racist work with vulnerability?
Virtual Session 3: My Relationship to Systemic White Supremacy | Wed Feb 10, 2027, 12–1pm

Required Pre-Work: 

Come prepared to discuss:

  1. What have you begun to see that you cannot unsee?
  2. What have you begun to unearth about yourself when it comes to privilege and particularly in relation to white supremacy?
  3. What do you think about the role of privilege in relation to the provision of health care?
  4. What are the issues in positioning ourselves as ‘neutral’ in relation to systems of inequity?
Optional In-Person Gathering: Mid Point Integration Circle | Thu Mar 4, 2027, 3–4:30pm at COINS

Join us at the Circle of Indigenous Nations Society (COINS) gathering space in Castlegar (1801 Connors Rd) for refreshments, door prizes and the opportunity to meet in person to reflect on the U and U Club experience so far. More details to come closer to the gathering

Virtual Session 4: Challenging Racist BC | Wed Mar 10, 2027, 12–1pm

Required Pre-Work:

Come prepared to discuss:

  1. Consider your own connection to racism in BC.
  2. What are some historic examples of institutional racism in BC and Canada?
  3. What are some present-day examples of institutional racism in BC and Canada?
  4. Reflect on the idea of people ‘just doing their jobs’ in upholding institutional racism.
  5. What does this month’s material tell us about Indigenous and other racialized people’s resistance in BC?
Virtual Session 5: Indigenous Perspectives: Land, Self-Determination, and Health | Wed Apr 14, 2027, 12–1pm

Required Pre-Work: 

Come prepared to discuss:

  1. Why is connection to the land so important for Indigenous people’s wellbeing?
  2. How do the indigenous social determinants show up in the Ktunaxa, Syilx and Métis health frameworks/plans?
  3. What is similar, what is unique between a western health model of social determinants of health and an Indigenous approach to social determinants?

 

Virtual Session 6: Systemic Discrimination and Indigenous Women | Wed May 12, 2027, 12–1pm

Required Pre-Work: 

Come prepared to discuss:

  1. How has systemic discrimination disenfranchised Indigenous women?
  2. Why is it important to know about the Calls to Justice as a family medicine practitioner?
  3. What are some approaches we can take as health practitioners to support Indigenous women?
Virtual Session 7: Summer Book Club: Indigenous Brilliance | Wed Jun 9, 2027, 12–1pm

We warmly invite participants of the Unlearning and Undoing Club to come prepared to lead this session, offering their favourite reads, podcasts, movies, places to visit, movies and more to encourage others to celebrate Indigenous brilliance and to hear directly from Indigenous voices. 

“The monthly sessions really keep reinforcing the concepts. It forces you to not sweep it under the rug, [even when it’s] too challenging and uncomfortable to think about.” -U&U Club participant feedback 2025/6 series

“There is still so much work to be done, and we need to keep moving forward — but with lenses of love and care. It’s important to be kind to ourselves, to honor our own journey, and to extend that same kindness and understanding to the journeys of those around us.”

-U&U Club participant feedback 2025/6 series

Questions about the Unlearning & Undoing Club?
Reach out to Christy Anderson at kbasc@coinations.net.

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