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Professor Niigaan Sinclair standing outside in front of a field of tall grasses.

Faculty of Arts

CityNews Winnipeg: Manitoba remembers Pope Francis’ legacy as province mourns

April 22, 2025 — 
Manitoba remembers Pope Francis’ legacy as province mourns

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Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, associate professor and Head of the Indigenous Studies department

Faculty of Arts

CTV Winnipeg: How the U of M is helping to revitalize Indigenous languages

March 31, 2025 — 
How the U of M is helping to revitalize Indigenous languages

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People being interviewed by media at Anishinaabemowin-dubbed Star Wars premiere.

Indigenous

The Force is strong with Anishinaabemowin: Honouring National Indigenous Languages Day

March 31, 2025 — 
March 31 is National Indigenous Languages Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the rich linguistic heritage of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada. It is also a time to reflect on the importance of revitalization efforts and the urgent need to preserve Indigenous languages for future generations.

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Canada Flag with the Rockies in the background. Photo credit: Daniel Joseph Petty

Faculty of Arts

Winnipeg Free Press: A Maple Leaf moment

March 21, 2025 — 
Canadians from coast to coast are finding and displaying patriotic pride — some for the first time — in response to the bullying coming from our suddenly bellicose neighbour to the south

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Dr. Niigaan Sinclair

Faculty of Arts

CBC The Current: What went wrong at Hudson’s Bay?

March 19, 2025 — 
What went wrong at Hudson's Bay?

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Sean Carleton

Faculty of Arts

CBC Indigenous: Residential school denialism: what is it and how to recognize it

March 18, 2025 — 
Denialism is about misrepresenting and minimizing residential school truths, say experts

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Research and International

Four new UM Canada Research Chairs focus on Indigenous research

March 13, 2025 — 
Recently, the federal government announced support for four new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) and three renewals at UM.

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Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, associate professor and Head of the Indigenous Studies department

Faculty of Arts

The Tyee: Tackling Canada’s Discrimination Against Indigenous Language Education

February 21, 2025 — 
Unlike English and French, instruction in Cree or Inuktitut isn’t enshrined. Scholar Lorena Sekwan Fontaine on how to fix that.

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Dr. Niigaan Sinclair

Faculty of Arts

APTN News: Hope, Tears and Arrogance: Trudeau’s Indigenous legacy

January 7, 2025 — 
Hope, Tears and Arrogance: Trudeau’s Indigenous legacy

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Dr. Niigaan Sinclair

Faculty of Arts

APTN Truth & Politics: Why do hospitals keep cutting off elders’ hair without consent?

December 12, 2024 — 
Why do hospitals keep cutting off elders’ hair without consent?

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