2022 Indigenous Initiatives Fund (IIF) recipients

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2022 Indigenous Initiatives Fund (IIF) recipients

June 8, 2022 —
The Indigenous Initiatives Fund (IIF) is open to faculties, schools, colleges, libraries administrative units and, new to 2022, student groups. These funds support unit-based projects that advance the Indigenous achievement and engagement goals as stated in Our Shared Future: Building on our Strategic Plan.

campus community, community engagement, Indigenous, Métis, Métis women

Spring Convocation returns to in-person events for 2022

May 30, 2022 —
Honorary degree recipients announced for Convocation, and President's Installation takes place June 7

#umanitoba2022, Alumni, Asper School of Business, campus community, Convocation, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, faculty of architecture, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Science, graduate students, Indigenous, Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Max Rady College of Medicine, Philanthropy, Price Faculty of Engineering, Spring Convocation 2022, Students

A black and white photo of the Shubenacadie Residential School classroom in Nova Scotia.

Joint message on the one-year anniversary of the discovery of the first 215 unmarked graves

May 27, 2022 —
Message from Dr. Catherine Cook, vice-president (Indigenous) at the University of Manitoba and Stephanie Scott, executive director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

campus community, Indigenous, NCTR, Reconciliation, Residential Schools

Research and International News

Taking up the work of Reconciliation

May 17, 2022 —
How a new measuring tool based on research can push us further down the path to good and just relations

Advancing Reconciliation and Promoting Indigenous Achievement, NCTR, Reconciliation, Research and International, ResearchLIFE

Indigenous achievers to be honoured at the Indspire Awards

May 17, 2022 —
Melanie MacKinnon recognized with Indspire Health Award

Indigenous, Ongomiizwin Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International

Faculty of Graduate Studies News

Meet the recipients of the inaugural Indigenous Doctoral Program Fellowships

May 5, 2022 —
These UM recipients are leading the next generation of students shaping the future of Indigenous-led research

Community Health Sciences, graduate students, Human Nutritional Sciences, Indigenous, indigenous studies, Max Rady College of Medicine

‘Weave us all together’

May 4, 2022 —
New Indigenous Senator positions narrow the gap in UM leadership

administration and governance, Indigenous, indigenous achievement, indigenous leadership, senate

Indigenous News

UM Today features Indigenous graduates

May 3, 2022 —
Learn the stories of Jesse McGregor and Taylor Tutkaluke

#umanitoba2022, #UMIndigenous, campus community, community engagement, Indigenous, indigenous achievement, indigenous students

UM researcher and American colleagues discover new genus of plants

April 19, 2022 —
UM biologist Az Klymiuk along with colleagues Gar Rothwell and Ruth Stockey of Oregon State University have discovered a new genus of ancient plants that is unlike any other plant on Earth, living or extinct

Faculty of Science, Indigenous, Research and International

Winnipeg Free Press: A ‘remarkable physician leader’

April 18, 2022 —
Dr. Marcia Anderson celebrated for her service to Indigenous people and other communities

Alumni, COVID-19, COVID-19 outreach and research, Dr. Marcia Anderson, Indigenous, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

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