Advancing Reconciliation and Promoting Indigenous Achievement News Archive
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Faculty of Social Work
HIV research that takes a village
November 30, 2023 —
What kind of impact could HIV doulas have on the health and well-being of someone newly diagnosed with HIV? UM's Village Lab and community partner Ka Ni Kanichihk aim to find out.
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Faculty of Education
CBC Manitoba: Schools in Winnipeg School Division seek alternatives to churches for grads, other events
November 9, 2023 —
Schools in Winnipeg School Division seek alternatives to churches for grads, other events
![Metis PhD student and Indigenous Veteran, Shauna Mulligan, beside a photo of her grandfather, who also served in the military](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Shauna-Mulligan-Indigenous-Veterans-Day-150x150.png)
Indigenous
UM honours Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day
November 8, 2023 —
Shauna Mulligan is a Métis PhD student in Indigenous Studies and Army Reserve Veteran, having served from 1995 to 2002 as a Medical Assistant. She shares with UM Today, her family's rich history of military service. A legacy, she says, runs to the very core of who she is as a person.
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International Inuit Day
November 7, 2023 —
In honour of International Inuit Day, we celebrate UM student Willow Allen and her efforts to amplify Inuit culture and voices.
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Faculty of Graduate Studies
Education as intervention
September 22, 2023 —
This UM grad is testing how education can reduce racism towards Indigenous people
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Faculty of Law
What action on Indigenous law could mean for everyone
September 13, 2023 —
Inaugural interdisciplinary conference open to community
![2023 Schulich Leaders Cody McDonald and Simar Ubhi walk across campus. They are smiling as they talk to each other and there are green trees in the background. Cody wears glasses and dark clothing under a plaid shirt. Simar wears a blue dress shirt with khakis.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_08_17-Schulich-Scholars-1200x800-both-150x150.jpg)
Students
Impressive resumes and bright futures: meet the 2023 Schulich Leaders
September 8, 2023 —
Two outstanding incoming UM students have once again been awarded Schulich Leader Scholarships. Simar Ubhi (Engineering), from Kildonan-East Collegiate, and Cody McDonald (Science), from Murdoch Mackay Collegiate, are this year’s Schulich Leaders.
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Asper School of Business
Investing in student success
September 5, 2023 —
Investing in student success involves resources, workshops, tutoring, funding opportunities and the like. But often the first step is creating communities where students know that there are other people who see their potential and their struggles and truly care about their success.
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Asper School of Business
Asper School of Business signs historic memorandum of understanding
August 30, 2023 —
On August 29, 2023, Dean Bruno Silvestre of the Asper School of Business signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with leaders from Norway House Cree Nation and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc (MKO).
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Coming Soon! Truth and Reconciliation Week 2023
August 30, 2023 —
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) is proud to be hosting Truth and Reconciliation Week 2023 from September 25-30.