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TIL The University of British Columbia has a modern First Nations Longhouse constructed with Western redcedar logs and was designed to reflect the architectural traditions of Coast Salish-styled longhouses. It serves as an intellectual, social, spiritual, and cultural home for Aboriginal students

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