department of Indigenous studies News Archive

Faculty of Arts
CityNews Winnipeg: Manitoba remembers Pope Francis’ legacy as province mourns
April 22, 2025 —
Manitoba remembers Pope Francis’ legacy as province mourns

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

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.

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

Faculty of Arts
CBC The Current: What went wrong at Hudson’s Bay?
March 19, 2025 —
What went wrong at Hudson's Bay?

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

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.

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.

Faculty of Arts
APTN News: Hope, Tears and Arrogance: Trudeau’s Indigenous legacy
January 7, 2025 —
Hope, Tears and Arrogance: Trudeau’s Indigenous legacy

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?