indigenous achievement News Archive
Globe and Mail: The drive to my mom’s residential school was a road trip to remember
September 19, 2018 —
'Most of us have taken at least one memorable road trip in our lifetime. I have certainly done my share. But the one I remember most is the last trip I took with my mom to her residential school in Dauphin, Man.'
A message from Lynn Lavallée, vice-provost (Indigenous engagement)
September 19, 2018 —
Looking to the year ahead and reflections on her first year as Vice-Provost (Indigenous engagement)
WFP: Indigenous identity is about more than self-declaration
September 11, 2018 —
U of M professor and Free Press columnists Niigaan Sinclair writes about the success and the problems of self-declaring
Three-time U of M grad to provide Indigenous voice
June 6, 2018 —
Carla Loewen [BEd/01, BA/03, MEd/16], has been elected as the newest alumni representative
Students
New scholarship awarded to 18 students
April 24, 2018 —
Eighteen U of M students are recipients of the inaugural UMSU Award for Indigenous Community Leaders
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
New mural connecting Indigenous knowledges and The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
April 18, 2018 —
As part of an initiative to create connections between faculty and Indigenous knowledges, the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning unveiled their commissioned art mural created by two talented Indigenous students.
Faculty of Architecture
Architecture Student speaks out ‘From the Void’
March 21, 2018 —
Jason Surkan, a graduate student in the Department of Architecture, presents his design thesis work at the 2nd Biennial International Indigenous Design Forum
Faculty of Arts
Graduate students are Rising Up
March 2, 2018 —
On March 9 and 10, the Native Studies Graduate Students Association will host the third annual Rising Up conference featuring close to 100 scholars from around the world discussing Indigenous knowledge and research in Indigenous studies.
‘no brighter in the middle’ – the interconnected works of Sébastien Aubin
February 26, 2018 —
U of M’s first Indigenous Designer in Residence shares his experiences
Sport used as a tool for assimilation
February 16, 2018 —
In the history of Canada, Residential Schools encouraged Indigenous students to participate in mainstream activities such as hockey or football instead of Indigenous activities such as lacrosse, for example