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Winnipeg Free Press: U of M Indigenous studies department reaches milestone

October 15, 2025 — 

“I haven’t thought of ever leaving behind a legacy at this university. I never thought of that, that what we did benefited other students. It never entered my mind,” said Moses Okimaw, one of the early members of the Indigenous students association, who spoke at Wednesday’s event alongside Edwin Jebb and Ovide Mercredi, two other early association leaders, who are each in their 70s.

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