Indigenous Scholar Profile News Archive

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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

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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.

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Centering Indigenous knowledges in politics and governance
August 13, 2020 —
Cree-Métis scholar blends his traditional upbringing with political science

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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

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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

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Bridging Indigenous and non-Indigenous world views in architecture
March 25, 2019 —
Meet assistant professor and Indigenous scholar Shawn Bailey

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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

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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.