Berry Environmental Resilience Research & Innovation (BERRI) Centre

About the BERRI Lab

Ey swayél. The BERRi Lab is based on the Canada Education Park Campus of the University of the Fraser Valley on the territory of the Stó:lō People (People of the River) in Ts’elxwéyeqw (Chilliwack) Tribal Territory which comprises seven communities: Ăthelets (Aitchelitz), Shxwhá:y (Shxwa:y Village), Sq’ewqéyl (Skowkale), Sxwoyehálá (Squiala), Th’ewá:li (Soowahlie), Ch’íyáqtel (Tzeachten), and Yeqwyeqwí:ws (Yakweakwioose). We are uninvited guests on this land and are grateful to be able to live, learn and work here. We encourage others to learn on whose land you reside and recommend native-land.ca as a helpful first resource, and if you are in BC The BC Assemble of First Nations map. Some resources on the Ha'lq’eméylem language and pronunciation are available on these websites:

• First Voices
• Stó:lō Service Agency
• Halq'eméylem language program

In the BERRI Lab all Ways of Knowing are valued, diversity is celebrated, and most importantly plants are the coolest! Welcome!

If you are interested in collaborating, or wish to inquire about graduate student or trainee positions, or support for fellowship (e.g. NSERC) applications please reach out directly by email lauren.erland@ufv.ca or check out our research opportunities page.