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UM to establish university-wide Indigenous leadership structure

October 2, 2019 — 
Vice-President (Indigenous) position has been approved as first step

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National Memorial Registry cloth with names of Indigenous children

4,037 Indigenous children listed in Memorial Register

October 2, 2019 — 
Funded by Canadian Heritage through APTN, a cloth displaying the names of 2,800 Residential School students who never made it home was displayed during the deeply moving ceremony

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NCTR Sacred File

NCTR recognized by Canadian Commission for UNESCO

September 13, 2019 — 
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) has joined other new collections of unique, authentic and irreplaceable archival records detailing significant portions of Canada's history

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Carved by Coast Salish artist Luke Marston, the TRC Bentwood Box is a lasting tribute to all Indian Residential School Survivors. The box travelled with the TRC to all of its official events.

Introducing the 2019-2021 Survivors Circle of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

September 9, 2019 — 
'These Survivors, and their experiences, are at the core of everything we do at the NCTR.'

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Star Phoenix: Collaboration, Indigenous knowledge at heart of Muskrat House project

September 4, 2019 — 
Reanna Merasty, a member of Barren Lands First Nation and an architecture graduate student at the University of Manitoba who worked on the project, said she appreciated that the development process involved community, Indigenous knowledge, sustainability, and regional influences in the materials

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Indigenous Homecoming celebrates alumni achievements through a living library

August 28, 2019 — 
Alumni Carla Taylor is one of five guests for Indigenous Homecoming this year

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Indigenous students in Migizii Agamik

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Neechiwaken celebrates 10 years of creating friendship

August 15, 2019 — 
The term Neechiwaken, meaning friend in Cree, is at the core of the mentorship program that aims to assist Indigenous students navigate their first year of university

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Western Economic Diversification supports UM project, boosting prosperity

August 2, 2019 — 
University of Manitoba led project has received $2.2M to enhance Manitoba’s readiness to compete in the changing global economy

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Indigenous Circle of Empowerment builds leadership and creates community

August 1, 2019 — 
Indigenous Circle of Empowerment Applications are now open.

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SSHRC funding announced for 17 U of M projects, 29 grad students

July 17, 2019 — 
Federal Minister of Science and Sport announces support for research projects at the University of Manitoba

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