Indigenous Scholar Profile News Archive
![Head of Ongomiizwin Melanie MacKinnon](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IndigenousScholars_MeetTheScholars-UMTodayGraphic-Melanie-PR1-150x150.jpeg)
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Head of Ongomiizwin’s community connections helps guide COVID-19 First Nations response work
April 16, 2021 —
Melanie MacKinnon has been working tirelessly to advocate on the COVID-19 Pandemic Response team for First Nations communities in Manitoba
![Métis Scholar Brenda L. Gunn](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IndigenousScholars_UMTodayGraphic_BrendaGunn-150x150.jpg)
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Métis Scholar explores the importance of UNDRIP
December 17, 2020 —
Brenda L. Gunn has invested a great deal of her career to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which was tabled in the House of Commons in early December.
![Indigenous Scholar Réal Carrière](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IndigenousScholars_UMTodayGraphic_RealCarriere-FNL-150x150.jpg)
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Centering Indigenous knowledges in politics and governance
August 13, 2020 —
Cree-Métis scholar blends his traditional upbringing with political science
![Indigenous Scholar Dr. Dan Henhawk](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DanHenhawk_UMToday-150x150.jpg)
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Indigenous Scholar decolonizes sport by returning to a land-based way of learning
August 11, 2020 —
Dr. Dan Henhawk's research incorporates recreation and sport with land-based education
![Indigenous Scholar Dr. Cary Miller.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CaryMiller-UMToday2-e1701119728921-150x150.jpg)
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Head of Native Studies wants to reframe discussions around power relationships in history
December 6, 2019 —
Moving towards reconciliation is the driving force behind Dr. Cary Miller's work
![Shawn Bailey, Indigenous scholar at the U of M](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ShawnBailey_UofM0045_UMToday-150x150.jpg)
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Bridging Indigenous and non-Indigenous world views in architecture
March 25, 2019 —
Meet assistant professor and Indigenous scholar Shawn Bailey
![Photo of Dr. Laara Fitznor by David Lipnowski](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/LaaraFitznor_0401_cropped_UMToday-150x150.jpg)
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Indigenous scholar reflects on her educational journey and resilience
December 18, 2018 —
Dr. Laara Fitznor sat down with UM Today to tell us about her journey through academia before retirement
![Assistant Professor Lori Blondeau](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/LoriBlondeau_0251_cropped-2-150x150.jpg)
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Deconstructing notions of the Indigenous woman through performance art
November 7, 2018 —
Lori Blondeau, a recent Indigenous artist hired at the University of Manitoba’s School of Art, deconstructs the stereotypical notion of the Indigenous women through performance art and photography.