Elders-in-residence News Archive

Elders Gathering graphic with painting of Elders with children.

Indigenous

The Indigenous Student Centre Hosts Its 16th Annual Elders and Traditional Peoples Gathering

October 11, 2022 —
We sat down with Elder-in-Residence Carl Stone to learn some of the history behind Elders Gathering at the UM, his involvement and to learn about what to expect by attending the two-day event.

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A large room full of law students at first year orientation

Faculty of Law

Getting oriented in a modern-day law school

September 9, 2022 —
If members of the law Class of 1925 had jumped into a time machine and attended the Juris Doctor Class of 2025 first year law orientation, they would be confounded at the difference in attitudes towards mental health, equality, diversity and inclusion, Indigenization of the Juris Doctor curriculum and a strong movement towards reconciliation.

Elders-in-residence, Faculty of Law, Indigenous, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, student counselling centre, Wendy Whitecloud