Four new UM Canada Research Chairs focus on Indigenous research

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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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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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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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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group picture including Star Wars characters for world premiere of Star Wars-Ojibwe version at Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall on Aug. 8, 2024

10 top stories for a newsworthy 2024

December 9, 2024 —
A curated list of the stories that drew readers to UM Today this year.

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The Canadian Press: Niigaan Sinclair, Jordan Abel among winners of Governor General’s Literary Awards

November 14, 2024 —
Niigaan Sinclair, Jordan Abel among winners of Governor General's Literary Awards

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Metis PhD student and Indigenous Veteran, Shauna Mulligan, beside a photo of her grandfather, who also served in the military

UM honours Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day

November 7, 2024 —
As we observe Remembrance Day and National Indigenous Veterans Day, we pause to reflect on the sacrifices made by Canadian veterans and Indigenous Peoples who served, often in the face of immense adversity.

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BBC: How to experience Winnipeg’s Indigenous culture

October 13, 2024 —
How to experience Winnipeg's Indigenous culture

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Three Faculty of Arts students receive prestigious Vanier Scholarship

October 7, 2024 —
PhD candidates from the departments of psychology and Indigenous studies can now count themselves among Canada’s top graduate students.

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Faculty of Education building connections, elevating the voices of Indigenous scholars and thinkers

September 19, 2024 —
From September 25 to 28, the University of Manitoba will host Mawachihitotaak (Let’s Get Together): Métis Studies Symposium.

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