Indigenous News Archive

December 10, 2024 — 
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for January, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.

December 10, 2024 — 
It’s been a year of exciting news in the areas of education, research and community service across the five colleges of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. Here’s a look at 10 of our most notable stories of 2024.

December 9, 2024 — 
On November 21, 2024, the Manitoba Indigenous Law Students Association (MILSA), in partnership with the Manitoba Bar Association’s newly established Indigenous Lawyers Forum, hosted the inaugural “In Good Relations” networking event at Migizii Agamik (“the Bald Eagle Lodge”) on the University of Manitoba campus. Julianna Albert, a 2L student, translated “In Good Relations” into Cree as “kâkînaw mino omâkiinak,” noting that the name “beautifully captures the essence of the event.” Designed as an informal and welcoming gathering, the event aimed to foster meaningful connections between Indigenous law students, practicing lawyers, and articling students.

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

December 5, 2024 — 
The third annual Indigenous Winter Market—a one-day event with the goal of showcasing the incredible talent, creativity and culture of First Nations, Métis and Inuit students at UM.

November 28, 2024 — 
UM faculty are invited to a workshop to learn about how historical events and policies have shaped deficit thinking, and how this impacts Indigenous students in education spaces. Deficit Thinking and Strengths-Based Approaches in the Classroom When Working With Indigenous Students takes place on Wednesday, January 15 from 9 am - 12 pm online.

November 27, 2024 — 
A program through the Office of Interprofessional Collaboration (OIPC) at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences is helping students connect with Indigenous communities through ceremony. 

November 26, 2024 — 
A program designed to ensure that Manitoba health-care workers provide culturally safe care to Indigenous patients has been developed by Ongomiizwin, the Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing in UM’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, in partnership with Manitoba’s health system organizations.

November 25, 2024 — 
On November 14, 2024, students from the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic and the Indigenous Business Education Partners (IBEP) at the Asper School of Business came together at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg to celebrate the 18th annual Visionary Indigenous Business Excellence (VIBE) Awards. The event, hosted by IBEP, coincided with the 30th anniversary of IBEP, marking three decades of fostering community, education, and Indigenous business leadership.

November 22, 2024 — 
Speakers at the recent Indigenous Health Research Symposium at UM reflected on the theme "Changing the Narrative."